Atiku, who serves as the leader of the coalition of opposition parties, accused the APC-led administration of using debate platforms to pit opposition candidates against one another while evading public accountability.
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has announced that his participation in any presidential debates ahead of the 2027 general elections will be strictly conditional on the presence of President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Atiku, who serves as the leader of the coalition of opposition parties, accused the APC-led administration of using debate platforms to pit opposition candidates against one another while evading public accountability.
The decision was contained in an official statement issued on Tuesday by his campaign spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo.
In the statement, Okonkwo criticised the current political landscape where presidential debates are primarily organised among opposition candidates, describing the practice as untenable and tactical shielding of the ruling party.
