LAGOS GOVERNORSHIP: Sanwo-Olu, Agbaje, Others To Clash In Debate Jan 14, Details
The Lagos West Diocese of the Anglican Communion has confirmed that governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have indicated willingness to participate in its 2019 electioneering debate coming up January 14.
Sanwo-Olu and Agbaje will debate alongside eight candidates from the horde of other political parties in the state.
The Bishop in charge of Archbishop Vining Memorial Church, Rt. Rev. James Odedeji, who announced the event in a statement made available to pressmen, is equally extending invite to religious groups and other stakeholders in the state to witness the occassion.
The statement in full:
“In line with our tradition as Anglicans, we are organising a special debate for the governorship candidates of political parties that will participate in the March 2, 2019, election. We expect the candidates to tell Lagosians their plans on social services, taxation, economy, as well as the fight against corruption among others.
“We are doing this without support from any quarters. We neither solicited for, nor received any, whether in form of financing or logistics. It is solely organised and funded by the Anglican Diocese of Lagos West, in collaboration with the Diocese of Lagos, Badagry and Lagos Mainland only.
“Towards ensuring that the debate retains its integrity, we have invited the organised private sector, other Christians and other religious bodies to witness the debate. The panel is made up of practitioners from the electronic and print media.
“Since 2007, this diocese has been organising this debate and no governor has emerged in this state without passing through this debate. The task of rebuilding Nigeria is for all and we all have the task of electing good leaders in the country.
“We officially wrote letters to all the governorship candidates, but only 10 have written back. We want to use the debate as a platform through which voters can access all the candidates and make informed decision on whom to vote for,” Odedeji said.