Stakeholders to Hold Town Hall Debate for Legislative Candidates – THISDAYLIVE

With about 90 days to the 2023 general elections, OrderPaper Nigeria, and its partners are set to hold the first-ever citizens town hall and election debate for legislative candidates.

It is being implemented as part of the VOTER Project with support from the United States Agency for International Development under the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement Project by Palladium. All 18 registered political parties with valid candidates for the legislative polls have been invited for the event. The town hall debate thus presents an opportunity for the mandate seekers to showcase their legislative agenda ahead of the February 25, 2023, elections and answer pertinent questions on a wide range of subjects, especially as relating to the interests of constituents, the organisers explained.

They add that Nigeria’s electoral system, as it is currently structured, encourages a bandwagon effect whereby legislative candidates are largely elected based on their alignment with popular executive candidates. This, they said was not necessarily on their individual merit, thus greatly affecting the quality of representation in our legislature.

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