"It will be good to let our people know that every local government has a certain number of slots of admission into the state university. This is because they are the major stakeholders."

"Children from our local government areas do not apply to the state university even though they are indigenes of the state."

"We will work assiduously to ensure victory for the party in all future elections."

"Other contestants were fighting among themselves. There was money exchanging hands. I went into the primaries with 26 delegates and my delegates were literally bought off me and I was reduced to nine."

"The greatest lesson life has taught me is to fear God. Once you fear God you will approach everything in life with the fear of God, therefore you wouldn’t do what you are not supposed to do."

"One will not expect a human being to behave the way he behaved especially to someone who had never done anything wrong to him."

"Politics teaches one about life. It also teaches one about human nature because you meet all sorts of people in politics, as a result of that you learn about life."

"The things I didn’t do right can no longer be corrected. So, there is nothing I can do about it. We all make mistakes, we all take wrong steps, so, I think one should not dwell on things that one did not do right but dwell on things that you want to do."

"We are a resilient people and we don’t give up when we fight for just causes until we triumph."

"Mandela was a unique human being, you don’t have many like him; I think he was like a ones-in-a-lifetime person. I must say I am very happy to have lived during his lifetime. He was a marvelous person, very courageous, he had vision for his people and he carried that vision through. I only pray that we have somebody like Mandela in Nigeria to lead us to the promise land."

"We were on the threshold of being an independent state and those who formed the Egbe, they saw what was going on in Europe – free health, free education and all that – and they wanted to translate same to Nigeria so that we could move forward and if possible catch up with the western nations."

"If you believe in something you must stand by your belief. You cannot start wavering because of material benefits."

"Being a woman, I wanted to be one of the first in politics to make a mark in Nigeria."

"Anybody can campaign for candidates of their choice, especially if you are doing it for genuine reasons. There is nothing wrong in campaigning, your reason for campaigning is what we should be talking about."

"We are stronger when we act to promote complementarities, when we join hands to cooperate with one another, when we stretch out hands of fellowship. This way, we are better off as a human race and are able to advance the frontiers of life in ways that are collectively beneficial."

"It is a fact universally acknowledged that our problem lies neither in the differences of our nationalities and tongues nor in our forms of worship."

"Women must show the compelling intellectual capacity to provide visionary leadership that will help African nations defeat poverty, create wealth, create jobs and enhance prosperity."

"Knowledge is key to effective women participation in the political process, especially in a post-colonial Africa whose economy is becoming increasingly knowledge-driven."

"Reduction in the cost of nomination forms as a measure to encourage greater women involvement."

"Aside from the Affirmative Action principle, processes should be explored making it constitutionally mandatory on governments of African countries to set aside a certain percentage of the membership of their cabinets for women."

"Many urban towns in Nigeria needs regeneration because urbanization is taking place at different speeds in different continents globally."

"In Africa, the proportion of city dwellers is rising at an alarming proportion and it is predicted that the rate will likely reach 50 percent by 2025."

"I commend the GOC and his officers for their great efforts so far."

"The inclusion of security agencies and International Oil Companies (IOCs) and the Civil Society Groups on the Committee by Governor Nyesom Wike during the inauguration was a deliberate attempt by the present administration to end the menace."

"The current increase of prostate cancer among men as well as cervical cancer in the women were mostly caused by Soot particles due to the bombardment of the atmosphere."

"Collaboration with relevant stakeholders, multi-national oil companies and security agencies is key in the fight against Soot in the State."

"It is apparently obvious that the state government cannot decontaminate the airspace, but it can put a stop to this pollution if the source of the soot is located. Consequently, the public is hereby urged to complement the effort of the state government by assisting to look for the source of this strange soot."

"It has come to the notice of the state government of the sudden appearance of strange black soot deposit noticeably seen on cars and rooftops in our environment especially in Port Harcourt and its environs. The public is hereby advised not to panic as the Ministry of Environment has duly dispatched its officials to different locations in the state to monitor and locate the source of the black soot for prompt action."

"Economists, as parts of their contributions, are developing ways to measure the multi-trillion-dollar worth of many so-called ecosystems services, the ministry was reviewing and updating its extant laws for the enforcement and achievement of best environment practices including green economic policies."

"Nature’s gifts were hard to value in monetary terms. Like clean air, they are often taken for granted at least until they become scarce, such levity had resulted to the environment’s degradation at the detriment of the rural people."

"They are among the first to suffer when ecosystems are threatened whether by pollution, climate change or over-exploitation."

"Billions of rural people around the world spend every working day connected to nature and appreciate fully well their dependence on natural water supplies."

"Rural dwellers are the first to suffer from threats of ecosystems either by pollution, climate change or over-exploitation."

"The State Executive Council went ahead and appointed members of the Technical committee for purpose of the implementation of the report of the scientific committee."

"The State Government arrived at the decision to set up a technical committee to address the sources of soot. after a detailed consideration of the report of the Scientific Committee."

"I advice the people of the state and Ogoni to plant more trees in the environment, it helps in redeeming the environment. I also propose a collaboration of the scientists and toxicologists."

"There is lack of sound chemical management in Rivers state, especially Ogoniland. Oil management is taken for granted. As oil creates jobs, so also it has caused pollution by throwing toxic material into the environment."

"The chemicals inappropriately disposed into the environment have an irreversible effect and Ogoni communities are disposed to this."

"Ogoni communities were very susceptible to the precarious toxins."

"The sources of soot are; refineries, fertilizer companies, illegal refineries, setting ablaze of illegally refined petroleum products by the military, tire burning, gas flaring, meat roasting with used tires, asphalt plants refuse to burn among others."

"Toxicologists are not supposed to come into work when the damage has been done to the environment, rather they should be actively involved to work alongside the oil explorers so that all chemical wastes would be handled appropriately."

"Several harmful chemical go into the environment on exploration. I encourage the toxicologists to be proactive. If we do not do something now, soon our waters may become lifeless."

"The fight against oil pollution cannot be won except toxicologists are actively involved, they develop safer chemicals that will control pollution."

"There are several toxins that come from oil exploration activities that devastate the environment."

"Well, settling down is what comes whenever it comes and it’s a thing of the mind. When you think your mind is ready to settle down then you do it."

"Well, controversy is part of life; if nobody talks about you then you don’t exist. So it’s actually good when people talk about you. It helps you to shape up your life and move forward and work harder to surprise people the more and make them understand that it’s not really about what they think. It’s about who you are and who you want to be."

"Social media has become some kind of demon. Everybody wants to talk about their private affairs on the social media."

"It’s bad if you are supporting a politician when you know he is not genuine and only seeking political post because of his own selfish interests. But it’s a noble thing if you are supporting a politician because of the deep conviction you have about that person’s good manifesto for the people."

"If you are at peace within yourself, every other thing will be right with you."