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Ace journalist and TV host – Kadaria Ahmed hosted frontline candidate of the 2019 Presidential election – Atiku Abubakar and his running mate – Peter Obi in the weekly election townhall series – #NGTheCandidates and it was pure flames. If you missed it, you really missed out, but not totally. Watch full show here
See reactions from Twitter during and after the show.
Atiku and Peter Obi answering questions
— The Kingmaker? (@SmithVinci) January 30, 2019
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Buhari and Osinbajo answering on#NGTheCandidates
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I know this is quite irrelevant but can we talk about how @atiku Is hearing and answering his questions himself?
— Sandra Ezekwesili (@SEzekwesili) January 30, 2019
Like, we've been battered so bad, this is something I so badly want to celebrate ???#NgTheCandidates
Atiku: I lifted 45,000 people out of poverty in Adamawa State
— Dipo Adesugba (@AdesugbaDipo) January 30, 2019
Narrator: Yet, Adamawa remains one of the poorest states in the country. If your home-state hasn't seen a change with you being a VP in 8 years, why should they believe it can be different now?#NGTheCandidates ??
Kadaria: you have been accused of abandoning APGA for PDP to chase your political ambition
— FAVOUR ONYEOZIRI (GCFR) (@Rouvafe) January 30, 2019
Peter Obi: if I have a car that I can’t drive from Onitsha to Lagos, what is bad in abandoning it to board an Airplane that can take me to my destination?
#NgTheCandidates
Kadaria hasn’t broken a smile since the interview started, squeezing face like its Atiku that sank Nigeria into -2% recession.
— Uchenna (@Demoore90210) January 30, 2019
But with Buhari she was flashing teeth like small girl they’re chyking.
Very poor moderator.#NgTheCandidates
PDP people are legit trying to accuse Kadaria of bias. Imagine! Y’all need to have your ? checked atink.
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) January 30, 2019
I think that’s enough evidence one needs that the interview went very badly for their candidates. Meanwhile the main defeat is still loading…
Pls I agree with @atiku on automating the civil service to reduce face to face contact that breeds corruption. Those govt workers own too much! #NgTheCandidates
— Karo Omeje (@KaroOmeje) January 30, 2019
After watching @Atiku’s performance at #NgTheCandidates who would you say performed better between him and @MBuhari?
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 30, 2019
RETWEET for Atiku. Like for Buhari
Almost feels like this shouldn’t end, but like every good thing, #NgTheCandidates has to come to an end.
— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) January 30, 2019
But it gets #Better from here and I say again:
This is Nigeria’s best Presidential contenders ever in history.
Vote Atiku-Obi on Feb 16 and Let’s Get Nigeria Working Again.
For me, here was the clincher…
— Dele Momodu Ovation (@DeleMomodu) January 30, 2019
Peter Obi – Those who are in the PDP today are cleaner because they are not running from prosecution, those who have a bad record have moved on to the APC #NGTheCandidates
Atiku: When you reduce Coporate tax, it creates incentives to investors that then employ more people, the people that are employed get taxed.
— Adetutu Balogun (@Tutsy22) January 30, 2019
Pardon my French: That was Fucking brilliant!!! ???
#NGTheCandidates #NGcandidates
On allegations of corruption in the Nigerian Army:
— Shalom Miriam Shehu (@MiriamShehu) January 30, 2019
“If you're a commander and I have given you all that you need in terms of equipment and the welfare for the troops and then you're over run by insurgents, I will deal with you” – @atiku #NgTheCandidates
If Buhari had taken this kind of grilling Atiku is taking from Kadaria, he would have needed to fly out.#NgTheCandidates
— Odeyele Ayodeji. (@Haywhy_Jah) January 30, 2019
When Kadaria was grilling Buhari, None of you complained about her interrupting Osinbajo and all of a sudden she's biased to you ? #NgTheCandidates
— . (@FakhuusHashim) January 30, 2019
#NgTheCandidates tonight was entertaining, informative, and stimulating. Impressed by all three participants here. @KadariaAhmed for asking tough questions (though she did seem tougher than on the incumbent) and @atiku & @PeterObi for answering directly and clearly. Well done.
— Amaka Anku (@AmakaAnku) January 30, 2019
I am from Katsina State but after watching #NGTheCandidates and see how @atiku nd @PeterObi respond, i am so glad they're the people that want to #GetNigeriaWorkingAgain. I will support them in February 16, 2019 and I urge Nigerians to vote them for #BetterNigeria. pic.twitter.com/PoNJ6JV9xQ
— Salihu Abdulmumini (@SalihuAmumini) January 30, 2019
Kadaria: Atiku left public University in rot, and built one of the best University just for personal interest?
— ??Royal-Tee?? (@ObajemuJnr) January 30, 2019
Peter Obi: can I answer that?
Kadaria: Yes
Peter Obi : Atiku built University? Yes, Tell me one of his mate that built same? #NgTheCandidates pic.twitter.com/667aAwPgvO
FT: Lifeless FC 0 – 6 Atikulate FC
— Ebube The Statesman (@akaebube) January 30, 2019
Despite poor officiating by the Referee,
Atiku scored a Hat Trick
Peter Obi controlled the Midfield, gave brilliant assists, and exposed their baseless "propaganda" tackles with "OBJ's VAR" #NGTheCandidates
Let me confess today…
— Niger Delta (@Franeb) January 30, 2019
This is the first time I am hearing @atiku tackle issues and he is very balanced. .
See guys let us vote @atiku to get Nigeria working again. …
Please don't fail your generation. .#NgTheCandidates
Why is Kadaria so confrontational? Why is she interjecting so much? #NgTheCandidates
— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) January 30, 2019
Pretty sure Kadaria was given Questions by BMC in order to rattle Atiku & Peter Obi & make them a laughing stock but to her surprise she is getting Shutdown like PC with low battery. She thinks she is talking to someone that Forged WAEC Certificate #NgTheCandidates
— KinG NomSo? (@ani_nomso) January 30, 2019
Kadaria handled Buhari with kid's gloves and he was a big flop. She's tough on Atiku and like precious metal in fire, he's shinning. #NgTheCandidates
— Bishop Faisal (@JajaPhD) January 30, 2019
Atiku and Obi exceeded my expectations tonight, especially Atiku. I personally didn’t even know he was this sound.
— FAVOUR ONYEOZIRI (GCFR) (@Rouvafe) January 30, 2019
As for Peter Obi, mans brought India, Rwanda & S.A into his analogies today since APCists don’t want us to be as great as China. #NgTheCandidates #AtikuObi2019
