By Abubakar Yunus, Abuja
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with Arise Television is to host series of presidential town halls ahead of the 2023 general elections.
According to a statement signed and made available to journalists on Sunday by its Director, Idayat Hassan, the first of these sessions took place Sunday and will be aired on Arise Television and on its YouTube and social media platforms.
She said , CDD and Arise identified the need to ensure citizens hear from the presidential candidates. This follows CDD’s constant campaign to ensure that the parties and candidates conduct issues-based campaigns.
She said ,”Nigerians need to hear how their future leaders plan to address the rising level of insecurity, economic challenges and the impact of foreign affairs in domestic considerations.
“This has informed our engagements around the elections, from providing fact-checking support and working with partners to provide analyses on the election security terrain.
“We are aware that there are questions surrounding the shortlisted candidates we invited to the first town hall. However, this decision was not without reasoning or a set methodology.”
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