President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered prompt and appropriate disciplinary action be taken against those responsible for a wrongful insertion in his speech delivered on September 8, 2016 at the launch of the “Change Begins with Me’’ campaign.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said that it was observed that the similarities between a paragraph in President Obama’s 2008 Victory Speech and what President Buhari read in paragraph nine of the sixteen-paragraph address while inaugurating the Campaign on Thursday, September 8, 2016 are too close to be passed as coincidence.

It reads: “There was a mistake by an overzealous staff and we regret that this has happened.

“Already, a Deputy Director in the Presidency has accepted responsibility for the insertion of the contentious paragraph.
“This serious oversight will be investigated thoroughly and appropriate sanction meted.
“The Presidency wishes to state in the clearest possible terms that it regrets this unfortunate incident and will ensure that this does not happen again,” It added
President Buhari also urged Nigerians to look beyond the incident and focus on the message of change which the country needed to restore her cherished value systems.

mars123:
dude what crime has the writer comitted in copying a bit part of Obama's speech? The only implication is that jobless mofos like you and the rest 1d1ots quoting me who are obviously suffering from wailing syndrome after the defeat of your grandmaster IB cum hero will once again have something to masturbate on for a while. You could help me spell it out if you are aware of any other implication that is really worth my bother.

mars123:
I still insist the government hasn't committed plagiarism.

osinbanjoisaliar:
The same way he ordered an investigation into the budget padding fiasco. Abeg tell us another story.

Firefire:
From one disgrace to another.

Nigerians don enter ONE CHANCE.

idupaul:
I am very sure Jonathan inserted the plagiarised passage just embarrass our winning president

DDeliverer:


Exactly..Jonathan is to blame!

NextGovernor:
This country under APC is really diminishing....... Disgracing we citizens. From one disgrace to another everyday..

Since Buhari is so dull, anytime they want to give speech they should call Oshiomole to represent him instead of disgracing Nigeria. Oshiomole one can stand for 10 years addressing the nation without looking at any written note. He is only good at that.

madridguy:
Plagiarism or no Plagiarism I stand with Buhari.

SAI BABA till Wailers tire.

OrlandoOwoh:

Has Jonathan appologized for lieing in his Independence Day anniversary speech of 2012 that Nigeria was second, after the US, in the fight against corruption according to the Tranperency International?

Mockinbird:

Zombie of life!

woodcook:


Did you vote for Buhari to repeat the same mistakes of GEJ or did you vote him to correct them?

I would suggest a wise person would vote for an upgrade.

OrlandoOwoh:

Abeg shift.

madridguy:
Plagiarism or no Plagiarism I stand with Buhari.

SAI BABA till Wailers tire.

OrlandoOwoh:

Has Jonathan appologized for lieing in his Independence Day anniversary speech of 2012 that Nigeria was second, after the US, in the fight against corruption according to the Tranperency International?