Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko announced that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, cannot be president of the country because he is a computer illiterate.
Mimiko made the statement at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign rally in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on January 12, 2015, Monday.
According to the Premium Times, Ondo state governor said that Nigerians were looking for a well-educated president who would bring development in the country.
“They don’t belong to this generation. Some of them cannot even click a computer yet they want to be president in Nigeria in 21st century. We say no. We say no, I don’t have much to say. We want a 21st century compliant president,” he said to the cheered crowd.
Talking about the APC candidate, Mimiko stressed that Buhari did nothing for the Yoruba when he was head of state between 1983 and 1985, beyond jailing some of its leaders.
"Some violent politicians are claiming ownership of South West but I do tell them that such ownership does not extend to Oyo State.
“Have you seen how massive we are? They say they want to rule you again. Ask them what they did for Nigeria, for the youth, for women, when they were there.
“The only thing he did was locking up their leaders like Adekunle Ajasin and Chief Olabisi Onabanjo for 300 years. Is that what you want?”
The governor said that the next president must be well-educated, adding: “We don’t want those that should have retired to play with their grand children at home to be our leaders.”
The National Chairman of the PDP, Adamu Mu’azu, also spoke at the rally. He called on the people of the South West to vote for Jonathan because he is young and can carry out his promises.
“Why you should vote for the president. Our president is a very young, energetic and humble president. Number two, your gubernatorial candidate (Teslim Folarin) is young. Am I (Mu’azu) not young and energetic? Our president did his NYSC in Oyo State.
“Therefore the party that belongs to the younger generation of Nigeria is the PDP and our president is your president. He is humble and educated president,” the PDP Chairman concluded.
It should be reminded that the president made an acrid remark while addressing supporters in Enugu on January 9, 2015, Friday. He mentioned that Buhari could not even remember his telephone number.
While speaking at Owerri rally Buhari also forgot the name of his running mate and said ‘Yemi Osinbade’ instead of Yemi Osinbajo.
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