Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo on Thursday, March 26, 2015 told Nigerians to disregard the candidature of individuals who could not prove their academic credentials, an apparent swipe at the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) General Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking during a meeting with the Arewa community in Lagos, Vice President Sambo further said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would overrun the APC in Lagos State.
He said: “Don’t listen to those who cannot prove or provide their school certificate. If you go back, it’s change. Do you want to go back? Today, some people will tell you their certificate is in Toronto. Tomorrow, they will tell you their certificate is in Toronto. Do we want people like that?
“We need to ensure that the Peoples Democratic Party wins at every polling booth. Our rating is very high in Lagos and other South-West states. We need to mobilise and vote in PDP in the presidential election.”
Also speaking at the meeting was the PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje who berated the APC candidate for not being able to articulate speeches on the spot like Vice President Sambo.
He said: “Lagos will be delivered this Saturday. Just imagine how brilliantly our VP spoke without reading from any prepared paper. But their own candidates in the opposition cannot speak or say anything without reading from a prepared note.
“Do you know why? It is because they are always told what to say. I can also tell you that after these elections, they will change the name of their party again. After April 11, APC will change its name.”
