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Culturally it\u2019s just not decent, their age and accomplishment gaps taken into account, for Datti to sit opposite the 88-year-old global icon and point out his folly to his face, even if the older man called for it. And politically, there is no basis for such a challenge because Prof. is not on the opposite ballots<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If however he can use his influence to drag his preferred candidates, who resisted debates throughout the campaign, to the studio this second, Datti says he is more than willing to take them on&#8221; the statement partly reads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has spoken on the invite extended to him by Nigeria\u2019s renowned Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka to a public debate. 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