Nigerian Politician Quotes

Olusegun Obasanjo

Umaru Yar'Adua

Nnamdi Azikiwe

Obafemi Awolowo

Ibrahim Babangida

Chuba Okadigbo

Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy.

Ibrahim Babangida

What we celebrate today is not a victory of party or of individuals. What we celebrate is a beginning as well as an end; a change as well as a restoration. A beginning to end poverty, and misery; a beginning to end ignorance and hopelessness; and a beginning to restore all that is good, beautiful and sublime in our lives as one people under God.

My gut feelings and my faith tell me that until God shuts a door, no human can shut it.

Olusegun Obasanjo

On this score, I will briefly address the re-entry of Biafra as a talking drum in our recent polity. A minister of state (Mrs. Dupe Adelaja) had the recklessness to say that Biafran soldiers cannot enjoy retirement benefits, not minding, for instance, the reality that some of them were Nigerian soldiers before the emergence of Biafra and that pardon has been granted to all ex-Biafran soldiers.

Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression. There are no 'Nigerians' in the same sense as there are 'English,' 'Welsh,' or 'French.' The word 'Nigerian' is merely a distinctive appellation to distinguish those who live within the boundaries of Nigeria and those who do not.

Obafemi Awolowo

One can't realize difficulty arriving at a momentous decision until one comes to do so.

Truth will flourish in fantasy only to wither and die in what you call reality.

Myself, the government and people of Nigeria are inspired by the United States of America's achievement and the principles which guide it.

There is plenty of room at the top because very few people care to travel beyond the average route. And so most of us seem satisfied to remain within the confines of mediocrity.