Dino Melaye, the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been trending on Twitter following his interview with Arise TV.
In the video shared by @VictorIsrael_ on microblogging Twitter, Melaye claims that many of the nationalists, including Nnamdi Azikiwe, never became president because they were regional candidates.
“Nigerians are wiser, Nigerians know the truth, Nigerians know who will rescue them, Nigerians know who will deliver for them, and Nigerians know no regional champion has ever become the president of this country.
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“Awolowo was a fantastic leader with every sense of humility, a very refined man, but because he was a regional candidate, he never became a president of this country. Azikiwe was a regional candidate, he never became a president of this country,” he was quoted as saying.
At this juncture, the Arise TV anchor Rufai who could not bear the blunder by the PDP presidential spokesperson corrected him that Azikiwe was a president,
This got people talking on Twitter.
See the video below: