{"id":214454,"date":"2024-08-31T10:50:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T10:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/31\/boycott-candidates-who-boycott-debate-group-advises-voters\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T10:50:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T10:50:42","slug":"boycott-candidates-who-boycott-debate-group-advises-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/31\/boycott-candidates-who-boycott-debate-group-advises-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Boycott Candidates Who Boycott Debate&#8221; \u2013 Group Advises Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Edo-State.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\"  \/><br \/>The Edo Salvation Group (ESG), on Friday, urged voters and the main political candidates in the upcoming Edo State governorship election on September 21 to take the planned governorship debate seriously.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Friday, the group emphasized that the State\u2019s resources and future are important topics that should be addressed during the debate scheduled for September 15, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Imman Ekpe, National Coordinator of ESG, disclosed that the debate is a \u201ccrucial test to determine which candidate is most qualified to lead Edo State for the next four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Edo PDP, APC, Others To Sign Peace Accord Sept 12 Ahead Guber Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe commend the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists for collaborating to organize this debate before the election on September 21,\u201d Ekpe noted.<\/p>\n<p>The group specifically called on the three major candidates, \u201cSenator Monday Okpebhelo of the APC, Mr. Asue Ighodalo of the PDP, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party\u2014to actively participate and present their plans for governing Edo State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While urging candidates not to miss this opportunity, the ESG also called on voters to evaluate the candidates based on the substance of their ideas and not just their speaking skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoters should boycott any candidate who boycotts this debate,\u201d the group concluded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"941128\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1504432193\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FirstBank-Giant-Strides300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edo Salvation Group (ESG), on Friday, urged voters and the main political candidates in the upcoming Edo State governorship election on September 21 to take the planned governorship debate seriously. 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