The Vice Presidential Debate ahead of the 2019 election held today and featured candidates from five political parties.
It was an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates on their plans for Nigeria if they win the 2019 election.
In my view the vice presidential candidates of the APC and PDP performed tops at the debate. The other candidates struggled to respond to some questions and seemed to need more coaching in public speaking.
Peter Obi’s use of data in responding to questions was quite impressive. While Professor Yemi Osibanjo did well to defend his government’s policies and programs during the debate.
The presidential candidates debate will be an event to watch out for in the coming days. My guess is that the vice presidential candidates that did well at the debates today, might not have same score at the end of the presidential debate.
While those who did not perform so well today, have presidential candidates that are well spoken, intelligent and able to articulate their ideas effectively.