Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim
Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) presidential candidate Gbenga
Olawepo-Hashim said yesterday that he was ready for a presidential
debate with President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of next year’s election.
He said the President should participate in a live debate, where he will tender his stewardship.
Olawepo-Hashim told reporters in Lagos that Nigerians are warming
up for the poll, adding that the exercise would determine the future
progress and prosperity of the country.
He said: “I am ready for presidential debate with President
Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. I won’t
debate with the vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN). My running
mate, and not me, will debate with Osinbajo. I am a presidential
candidate.”
The ANN/Alliance for Peoples Trust (APT) flagbearer, whose party is
in alliance with other opposition parties, also said the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate will bring Nigeria
backward, if elected as president.
He urged voters to decide between candidates, who will slowpoke
progress and a flag bearer whose leadership will give birth to a new
Nigeria.
Olawepo-Hashim said the outcome of the 2019 poll will shock many
people, stressing that Nigerians are prepared to take their destiny in
their hand.