In the evening of Tuesday, March 14, 2023, the we received an undated letter from Arise News, operators of Arise Television, inviting the leading contender for the March 18 governorship election in Delta State and APC's flagbearer, Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to a debate involving the major candidates. The said debate is scheduled to hold today, Wednesday, March 15 at 6pm.
Although the invitation came rather late and we had no prior knowledge of the event while having other engagements already lined up, Senator Omo-Agege is prepared to review his appointments and participate in the debate.
However, his readiness comes with a caveat: His main opponent and candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, must also be in attendance.
Our position is informed by the fact our candidate had thrown an open challenge months ago to Rt. Hon. Oborevwori on this same subject matter; a challenge that he refused to take up.
We are aware that Rt. Hon. Oborevwori had repeatedly indicated that he will not participate in any debate, of course to conceal his inadequacies from the discerning Delta electorate.
To this extent, if there is a firm assurance from Arise News that the PDP gubernatorial flagbearer has committed to participating in the debate, Senator Omo-Agege, will be part of the exercise.
We believe that a debate involving all the candidates is a veritable platform for the public to get an insight into the persona of every candidate and further enrich their assessment of their programmes. However, such exercise can only be meaningful and wholesome if all the candidates participate.
Signed
Sunny Areh
Chief Press Secretary to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege
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