The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, will battlle it out in a governorship debate on January 14, 2019.
Eight other governorship candidates will be involved in the debate organised by the Lagos West Diocese of the Anglican Communion.
Rt. Rev. James Odedeji revealed that the debate will take place at the church.
He said that candidates will have the platform to sell to Lagosians their plans on social services, taxation, economy, as well as the battle against corruption among others.
He said, “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.”
He revealed that the church wrote letters of invitation to all governorship candidates but only 10 have responded to express interest.
“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,” he said.
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