Presidential candidates Omoyele Sowore and Donald Duke have both been excluded from the presidential debate scheduled for January 19.

The Cable reports that the debate, organized by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG), will include 5 candidates.

The candidates are Atiku Abubakar, Muhammadu Buhari, Oby Ezekwesili, Fela Durotoye and Kingsley Moghalu.

This means that Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC) and Duke of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have been excluded, as well as several other presidential candidates.