2021 INC Election: Presidential Candidates Debate to Hold 25th & 26th April

2021 INC Election: Presidential Candidates Debate to Hold 25th & 26th April

To All Candidates & Participants, 

As we await the final list of screened Candidates from ELECO, I wish to share some of the following Debate Guidelines and Modalities:  

1. The INC NEC 2021 Election Debate is a project of INC- North America & Europe Chapters in collaboration with CITRE & ELECO. 

2. The Participants at the Debate will be All the Candidates except for positions with Unopposed Candidates, nominated Delegates from Eastern, Central, Western Zones; North America, Europe, Lagos, Abuja, Akure & Benin Chapters; CITRE Reps, ELECO Reps and observers from sister Ijaw Organizations. 

3. CITRE and ELECO Representatives will be present to observe the Proceedings. 

4.  The Debate is going to be virtual via Zoom and will be streamed Live on various Social Media Platforms like Facebook, YouTube, etc. (Details of Zoom Meeting will be shared with all participants soon). 

5. The Debate is going to be Moderated. So the appointed Moderators will be asking candidates the questions. 

6. The Debate Commission & ELECO have determined that one day will not be enough to give all the candidates adequate time to share their mission & vision with Ijaw people; therefore the debate will hold on Sunday 25th April 2021 & Monday 26th April 2021 @ 7:00pm Nigeria Time on each Day. (Details of Schedule to be released soon). 

7. Duration of Debate is estimated at 2-3 hours each day. 

8. The Debate Commission will in the coming days share the Themes from where questions will be asked of all the Candidates depending on the position being contested.

 

9. Candidates are expected to prepare well for the Debate and to answer questions within the time allotted. The order in which candidates will be asked questions has been determined by the Debate Commission. This will be communicated to all candidates in advance. 

10. The Debate Commission recognizes that there may be issues with internet connection so we recommend that candidates & participants make arrangements in advance to be in a location where they can access good & reliable internet connectivity. 

11. Candidates & ALL participants must ensure their location has enough light for quality video streaming. And no distractions. 

12. Candidates & ALL participants are advised to dress formally for the event. 

13. All participants MUST sign into the Zoom Meeting with their names for proper identification & recognition. 

14. All participants MUST have their video ON throughout the Debate. 

15. All Candidates and participants MUST mute their mic until they are called upon to speak.

16. If any participant has a need to make a comment, indicate by using the raise of hand emoji and the Moderator will give the necessary permission to the participant as time permits. You can also use the Chat box to submit any a comment/remark. 

Should you have any question or require further clarification please contact the undersigned. 

Warisenibo Shedrack Fubara, Coordinator- INC NEC 2021 ELECTION DEBATE COMMISSION (a Project of INC - North America & Europe).

 +234 906 319 7241 or +1403 556 4984