BUHARI: Technology made me president

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said it was the introduction of technology into the nation’s electioneering process that made him president.

He stated this when he received members of the Buhari Support Group Centre (BSGC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Buhari, lauded he introduction of technology which he said aided him to become president and therefore called on the group to encourage Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voters Cards.

“Thank God that technology has come in. With PVCs, with Card Reader, wherever you register it will show whether you voted or not. That is why voters education is very important.

“Tell people that the PVC is their nationality and they are entitled to it. They can use across party, religion, ethnicity.

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“So, let them take pride in their PVC, let them keep it and use it. This is an additional assignment for your group.

“I have been talking to the governors, urging them to carry out voters education. It may not favour them, but people will eventually understand whether they tell the truth or not, people will do what they feel right.”

According to him, he made his second term ambition known as early as April 2018, in order to cool tempers.

“I had to announce before the National Executive Committee about my intention to ask for the party ’s nomination for next year’s election, so that we can save a lot of time and cool tempers.

“A lot of people are trying to make it a habit of being a nuisance to themselves and to Nigerians.

“So, when I announced my intention, ‘I said okay , let those who are serious come out;’ and I try to make sure that the party is re – organised and consolidated.

“This is so that we start from bottom to top, so that Nigerians will be involved and that each constituency will pick those they want to represent them at various levels, whether local government chairmen, counselors, state houses of assemblies, House of Representatives, Senate and finally, the Presidency.

“With this participation, some of the people who are educated and sophisticated, they say for those who have got the money, bring the money but we will still do what we want to do,” he said.

Buhari also appreciated members of the group for consistently standing by him over the years “without getting anything.”

BSGC chairman, Umaru Dembo, had earlier assured Buhari of their commitment to his second term ambition in 2019.

 

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