A legal practitioner and former National Secretary of Labour Party, Dr Kayode Ajulo, demanded an investigation into the figures bandied by the speakers. One of the vice-presidential candidates was said to have claimed in two instances that Turkey and Indonesia were members of BRICS nations. Ajulo said, “The vice-presidential candidates during the debate made several claims that ought to be pointed out in order not to mislead viewers. “The issue of some gaps about some figures given by Obi may be permissible in statistics where ‘about’ and ‘around’ are tenable. With the criticisms, analysts expressed the hope that in future debates, speakers would be more mature and accurate with facts and figures.

Source: Punch January 05, 2019 21:11 UTC