Vice President Namadi Sambo, who is also the presidential
running mate to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, has asked Nigerians not to vote for any candidate in
the March 28 election who cannot provide his school
certificate.
Sambo said this on Thursday during a meeting with the Arewa
community in Lagos at the old parliament building in Tafawa
Balewa Square.
“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?” he said.
According to the vice president, the PDP is certain to sweep
the poll on March 28.
“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,” he added.
He told his audience that if PDP was voted in the presidential
poll, the April 11 governorship election would be a “walk-over”
for Mr. Jimi Agbaje, the party’s governorship candidate in
Lagos.
Responding to the VP’s speech, Agbaje said Lagos State
would be delivered to PDP. While commending the oratorical
skill of Sambo, the PDP Lagos governorship candidate took a
swipe at the All Progressives Congress’ presidential and
governorship candidates.
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.”