Let a hundred
flowers bloom, and a hundred schools of thought contend —Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976) founder of modern China.
Organizing a presidential election debate to prepare us for informed
choice in Nigeria’s poll in 2019 without the face of tomorrow is a failed
enterprise from the takeoff point. Two of those capturing that future, Tope
Fasua of Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) and Omoyele Sowore of the
African Action Congress (AAC) are among those being shut out of the debate.
That amounts to denying the future a say in our affairs. That’s disastrous,
because a loss of those who stand for the next generation and a vote for the
jaded geriatric age is a dirge for democracy and society.
The Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) and its electronic media
partners, Broadcasting Organisations of
Nigeria (BON), are shortchanging the people by aligning with the establishment
forces to disallow these renaissance politicians a voice.
