The Director General Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Mr Seye Oyeleye Wednesday said the commission would hold interactive session with presidential candidates of major political parties in the country in November.
In a statement Thursday, Mr. Oyeleye stated that it will afford the presidential hopefuls to articulate their agenda as it specifically relates to south the west.
The DAWN Commission stated that the parley will also provide an opportunity for the presidential candidate politicians to robustly engage critical stakeholders in South west Nigeria on how they intend to turn the country around if elected in 2023.
“The idea of the public interactive session with the presidential candidates of the major political parties in the 2023 general elections was informed by the need to allow the candidates’ engagement with critical segments of the South west public on their agenda, plans and programmes,” he said.
Mr Oyeleye added: “With a population of about 50 million, its historical trajectory as the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, strategic importance and huge potentials for national growth and development, DAWN is inviting the presidential candidates to outlay how they intend to incorporate South west in their agenda for a united, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria with specific attention to the region’s peculiarities.
“DAWN is further moved by the need to prevent the seeming uncertainties in the Nigerian political environment as well as the constant proclivities of political changes, both within the region and the country in general, from getting in the way of sustainable development.”
