Adebayo Adedeji

"I don’t know what linkages and connections one can establish, but one thing was clear. Not only was I the only child, my mother was the only child."

"I believe that the country must draw necessary lessons from its experience and deliberately build itself into a strong nation exploiting fully its diverse talents and culture."

"If you are conscious that you are not qualified, maybe you will work hard enough to justify our confidence."

"“Because that’s the way""

"“First of all, you are not yet addressing the political problem of your country. You have been put into power by your neighboring countries under a false assumption, and sooner or later they are going to turn against you because you would not be able to deliver what they want from you."

"I came to ECA to foster regional cooperation and integration, not to be an undertaker of the corpse of defunct ones."