Olusegun Obasanjo Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“We regard America and Europe as old friends. We keep old friends, but we make new friends in Japan, India, and China.”

“Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.”

“I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.”

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

“I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.”

“Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.”

“There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.”

“Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law.”

“Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.”

“Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice.”