This was the post on Facebook prior to the debate...

Speaking of debates... (sorry to bring this topic up again) Several of the daily newspapers I buy regularly contain a full-page advertisement for a Vice-Presidential and two Presidential debates... to be broadcast live on SLBC and on AIT (the new Nigerian TV/radio broadcaster in town) and "other electric media" (sic). The ad features photos of all Presidential candidates... and says the event will

be held on the 1st, 2nd and 8th of November at the Shangri LA (sic) restaurant on the beach road in Lumley. These debates are apparently being organized by a group called, "Sierra Leone Election Debate Group" (SLEDG). These ads have raised so many questions in my mind... Who is this "group"? Who's funding the debate? Who's moderating this debate? Who's editorially/technically controlling the content? Where are the questions coming from? Which party/candidate will appear? Has the BBC, SLAJ, IMC, et al been snubbed for this group? Will the current President appear? So many questions... Can anyone shed light on these? Thanks. S/