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Ahead of 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari and vice-president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will participate in a live TV two-hour town-hall programme at the Ladi Kwali Conference Centre, Ballroom of Sheraton Hotel Abuja. Legit.ng will bring you up to date with proceedings from the town hall meeting.

The town hall meeting according to a statement by Festus Keyamo, director, strategic communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council will start by 8pm.

8:30: The session is on break:

8: 25: President Buhari @MBuhari ,vp @ProfOsinbajo explains the appropriation of funds used for the northeast crisis

8: 16: We have to trust the system to investigate and bring the various cases to a conclusion"- Buhari

8:15: On Babachir Lawal, President Buhari said his administration, as opposed to his military days cannot prosecute people without following due process.

8:15: Asked about the case with Babachir,and why the EFCC still has not investigated the former SGF, President Buhari says " to be fair to individuals, then the people should help with evidence and trust the system and allow the EFCC and ICPC to do their job "

8:14: The president denies that his administration has ignored corruption allegations from inside his presidency.

8: 13: We have laid a very strong foundation on our fight against corruption, and we hope to do more - Yemi Osinbajo

8:10: Buhari while answering question on why Nigerians should vote them in again reminds Nigeria to see where the country was in 2015 and where the country is now

8:04: The town hall meetings kicks off as President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo are seated Their citations are recited.

According to Keyamo, attendance to the event is strictly by invitation, Leadership reports.

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“All guests are expected to be seated by 7:00pm,” the statement stated.

“The presidential series, which is titled “The Candidates”, is designed by the organisers to have both the presidential and their vice-presidential candidates of selected political parties on stage at the same time and at different dates to take questions from the moderator, Kadaria Ahmed, and from the general public through various platforms.

“The programme would be broadcast live on NTA, which shall in turn provide the live feeds to other partner stations like TVC, Wazobia TV, Oak TV and on all Radio Nigeria stations. It will also be streamed on-line at dtv.media to enable Nigerians in diaspora to participate.

“Nigerians are encouraged to kindly tune in to participate,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that President Buhari may not attend the January 19 presidential debate according to the All Progressives Congress.

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The party said the debate is one of the mediums through which presidential candidates engage the public on their programmes and Buhari may choose not to use the medium.

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