The Nigeria Debate Consortium has officially scheduled a highly anticipated political showdown for Sunday, November 8, 2026. According to the official timetable released by the consortium, the live broadcast will commence at exactly 7:00 p.m. at a closed-studio venue in Lekki. The marquee event serves as a crucial policy battleground for four major candidates vying to lead the commercial nerve centre of the nation.
The live broadcast aims to rigorously interrogate the extensive policy documents submitted by the frontline contenders. Deputy Governor of Lagos State Dr Obafemi Hamzat will defend the record of the ruling party using a one-hundred-point manifesto. According to campaign documents published by the All Progressives Congress, this seven-pillar agenda targets expanding rail mass transit and establishing a state police framework.
African Democratic Congress Governorship Candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour will present a competing platform centred heavily on mass welfare and public protection. Official policy papers from his campaign secretariat promise the rapid construction of exactly one hundred thousand genuinely affordable public housing units.
Nigeria Democratic Congress Governorship Candidate Funso Doherty will make a bold push for heavy accountability in governance and qualitative primary education. Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Candidate Deji Doherty is championing an aggressive regional economic revitalisation plan targeting public school infrastructure and business growth.
Moderators are expected to heavily grill the candidates on biting macroeconomic inflation, severe seasonal flooding, and gridlocked road networks. The combined opposition intends to leverage these public frustrations to aggressively challenge the twenty-five-year governance dynasty of the ruling party, a timeline verified by historical archives from the Independent National Electoral Commission.
