New York City, USA – E be like say di political drama don start for NYC as nine candidates don qualify for di first Democratic mayoral primary debate wey go happen this Wednesday, June 4. Na NBC 4 New York, Telemundo 47, and POLITICO New York go host di event, wey dem don confirm na dem go carry di matter for head!
According to di NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB), participation for dis debate na mandatory for candidates wey don join di city’s Matching Funds Program and meet di criteria wey dem set for di stage. So na business no be play play, my people!
As per di list wey CFB drop, di qualified candidates be: Adrienne Adams, Michael Blake, Andrew Cuomo, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani, Zellnor Myrie, Jessica Ramos, Scott Stringer, and Whitney Tilson. Na big names wey dem gather for di stage o! (Some of dem fit don already dey plot their debate strategies like di football world cup!)
Di debate go start for 7 p.m. sharp, and you fit watch am live on WNBC-TV and all their streaming platforms. No wahala, dem go even translate di whole thing to Spanish for WNJU audiences. Plus! Dem dey provide sign-language interpreter and closed captioning for all di hearing impaired communities. Talk about inclusive! (Wetin you wan hear? Na who dey reason our people well?)
Amy Morris, wey na Senior Vice President of News for NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47, don yan say, “Di debates at 30 Rock go be informative and engaging, fit help voters make correct choices for ballot box. We dey listen to di critical issues wey de face di city, and we go make sure di candidates go address wetin di people want.” Well, we go see if dem go really deliver on top di matter!
Di venue, WNBC’s 30 Rockefeller Center studios, go be di home for di debate dis time, but no audience go dey present to cheer di candidates. (No booing or clapping, just serious gisting for political matters!) Shud we dey expect fireworks or na just regular political talk? We go find out soon!
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