Politicians From Nigeria

"I understand that even at the Secondary School Level the students are being thought Entrepreneurship. This is the way to go because the government has a limited capacity to create jobs.."

"The main goals of entrepreneurship education in Nigeria include, preparing the students to be self-reliant and self-employed, creating employment opportunities, helping students to transition from a traditional economy to a modern industrial economy, training students to be creative and innovative in identifying business opportunities and to establish careers in small and medium-sized businesses."

"There would be no future for the educated if we don't address the issues of illiteracy in our country."

"I understand as I take off with this plane as your pilot, there might be few turbulence. don’t worry, Captain Rochas is in command but it will get to a point, after the rough bad weather that we shall get to the cruising point when I shall say to Alhaja Udi, Professor, Adamu, Segun, and Okey, ‘I’ll say, come onboard, come untie your seatbelt and let us enjoy the New Nigeria."

"Yes, there is unity in our diversity as a nation, but that unity did not emerge by chance, it is a product of intentional effort, enthroned by conviction, nurtured through understanding, and sustained by a shared vision. Yet, while unity is important, it is the developmental impact it inspires that truly transforms lives."

"We are going to continue to do a lot to enhance women and youth empowerment in the state."

"Charter of Equity is not a slogan for confusion. It is a document to let us know and remember the imbalance in the system and see how best to correct it, but not for people to enter social media and circulate fake news. We cannot continue like this every time."

"I’m very interested in getting the average person in the state to acquire skills that can make them to become useful to themselves and be self-reliant. Everything that we do in Nasarawa State comes from our vision for the state"

"Plateau State is one of the most blessed lands in the country. Our advantage in agriculture is God-given. Ninety percent of what we used to call Irish potatoes is produced here. We have renamed it Plateau potatoes, because I think we deserve the exclusive rights in the propagation and production of potatoes."

"The situation in Plateau State is not too different from other states, though the context of our security challenges differs by zone"

"Despite our preparation and readiness to combat and curtail the spread of coronavirus, the best option still remains its prevention"

"I have seen in the midst of this present crisis the beauty of our shared humanity as people have come together to provide care and succour to fellow human beings, many times at risk to their personal safety and comfort"

"Leadership is not a title, a position or an Office but a function."

"The litmus test for our success as Leaders is not how many people we are leading, but how many we are transforming into leaders"

"Your support and commitment make the difference and reinforce our resolve to rid our State of the virus and boost our healthcare status"

"Insecurity is a result of ineffective security strategy, address this by projecting strong leadership, state security and pursue a robust reform of security sector"

"China’s GDP stands at $18.74 trillion, while Nigeria’s GDP is barely 1% of that size, a little over 200 billion dollars."

"Facilitate stronger institutions a key anchor that will turn Nigeria from a country of oil consumption to a country that produces based on fast factors"

"Moreover, 63% of Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty, which is about 150 million people, the highest number in the world, facing deprivations in health, education, and living standards, while it is only 3.9% in China; meanwhile, China’s population is about seven times larger than ours."

"If we accept the way elections are now, how do we tell the robbers and kidnappers that they are doing something wrong?"

"No country can progress if its politics is more profitable than its industries. In a country where those in government are richer than entrepreneurs, they manufacture poverty."

"We would use merit to employ, dramatically reduce poverty and return Nigeria to a place of strategic relevance with high value"

"Abnormalities must never be normal, we want what is right, not what is wrong and we need our indifferences to become our strength."

"Sports is an invaluable tool for societal development."

"Journalism is adventurous and educative. It makes one to learn every day. Journalism gives exposure."

"Anywhere in the world where ethnicity has become an issue, it becomes destructive."

"As much as we are not ready to dabble into the sovereignty of other nations, the issue of visas, issue of migration management is a sovereign issue."

"The most important thing in project management is understanding the problem. And once you understand the problem, then the solution is half provided."

"Leadership is not about people not having complaints. But leadership is about you being responsible enough to listen and respond to the complaints instead of throwing those complaints away."

"Lagos is the most liberal state in this country."

"The government must burst the evil, wicked and corrupt cartel in our prisons. They must be held accountable for all the financial allocations from the government, humanitarian organisations and individuals, to who support our prisons daily. We need to call a spade a spade, for once."

"It is not in the character of the deputy governor to attack political opponents, not to talk of innocent students exercising their fundamental human rights as enshrined in the Constitution."

"I will not be minister forever, but I will do the right thing."

"I have always been a loyalist. If they are just realising that now, then they have not been part of us from the genesis."

"It is not a sin to have an ambition."

"Let them go and bring that man in Abuja (President Muhammadu Buhari). I will send him to his ancestors with only few punches."

"If they want war, we will fight, but I will make sure my people are protected from coronavirus."

"I’ve never been removed. Impeachment or removal is democratic and constitutional, but in doing that, you must follow due process. I am not against that. If I do that, then I am not democratic."

"It is very worrisome to note how insecurity has crippled agriculture, while threatening the education and health of our children and women, and these have continued to widen the net of poverty and inequality among people of the north and indeed the entire country."

"It is unimaginable that someone who held a high-ranking federal position for eight years now resorts to desperate deception to fulfil a personal political ambition."

"The setting up of the paramilitary organization called “Amotekun” is illegal and runs contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian law."

"As a consequence of this, no State Government, whether singly or in a group has the legal right and competence to establish any form of organization or agency for the defense of Nigeria or any of its."

"Religion is a thing even God has a problem with. We’re subjected to the servitude of our fellow men in the name of spirituality."

"If you have to go bald, you go bald. If you have to carry warts on your face, you carry warts! Your body doesn’t belong to you, it belongs to the craft. That’s why you’ll never see such actors in serious projects. Producers and directors know how to sift the wheat from the chaff.Who cares about your good looks? People are paying for the characters they can relate with."

"In every film, there is a lesson to be learned."

"One way to reduce vote buying is to give privacy to the ballot."

"If animals celebrate the death of a butcher, has the knife also died? If beneficiaries of the mandate of the people are defecting, have the people also defected?"

"Whoever is in power needs to be told the truth and that is the basis of all religions."

"Waste is a problem but in developed countries today, waste is no longer a problem, it is seen as a resource rather than a problem."

"If the country is not secure, nothing will work. If we have security, there would be opportunities for there would be more dollars and inflation would reduce."