The presidential candidates of the major political parties comprising the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, were on Thursday absent from a Town Hall meeting.
The meeting was organised by a political movement under the aegis of New Dream for Grassroots Development in Abuja.
Thursday’s session kicked off in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday without the major political parties being represented.
None of the candidates also sent representatives.
Notwithstanding, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso was in attendance and made good use of the occasion to highlight his plans for Nigeria.
The Director-General of NDGD, Onwubuya Breakforth, on Thursday noted that the presidential Town Hall meeting was created to assist the electorates in their decision to elect the next president of Nigeria.
In his words, “The candidates will address us on various issues but the difference will be on who proves to know how to enthrone a robust productive new Nigeria where all nationalities are neither discriminated nor denied their rights as bonafide citizens.
“We want to know the how rather than the normal rhetoric that is neither pragmatic nor evidential.
“As Nigerians head to the polls, with barely two months to elect a new president along with state governors and legislators, millions of our people are ready with their PVCs.
“However, we are not in support of any candidate but will move towards a candidate who proves to have answers and capabilities to build a new Nigeria.”