Is it constitutional for presidential candidates to attend a random town hall or debate hosted by a media individual or house? It is not; everyone has the right to decline such an invitation for their own safety; politics is a dirty game with a high rate of ambush and assassination; these men could be kidnapped or killed in the name of non-constitutional debate.
None of these candidates actually boycott debates due to fears of their safety, even as you typed that you knew that wasn't part of the reasons they failed to attend the debate, they could be assassinated, kidnapped and killed as they carry out their daily activities, i wonder why you have to single out the debate like it is the only avenue that such could happen; they have boycotted the debate due to their incompetence in answering the questions that they'd be asked, they only attend debates that the questions have been sent to them beforehand, giving them ample time to prepare an answer.
A good leader's quality is not what he says but what he has done in the past;
Lol. What if it is someone who hasn't previously held any political position. There is a reason why there are election campaigns, rallies, debates, manifestos, etc, it is to give the people an inkling of what your intentions are, the populace will love to hear what your ideas of a better nation are, AND there is also a reason why elections are held every four years, because the people can analyse your performance in 4 years based on what you said you would do, and thus vote you out if you've failed to deliver, or relect you if you have done well.
you can never win a debate with someone who speaks English better than you; the one with good grammar will always win over the audience at the debate ground.
That is so wrong, a debate isn't about syntactic or grammatical construction of words OR how large ones vocabulary is, but the content of what is said. Mind you also that winning debates isn't the thing, but subsequently performing based on what you said.
Even if the said candidate attends the so-called debate, you will begin body shaming them or discussing their dress code. It is a fact that you can never satisfy a Nigerian.
This is no reason to boycott it if you indeed have something tangible to say and offer if voted in.