Nigerian - Statesman | March 5, 1937 -
Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.
Olusegun Obasanjo
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Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.
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We regard America and Europe as old friends. We keep old friends, but we make new friends in Japan, India, and China.
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Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.
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Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.
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My gut feelings and my faith tell me that until God shuts a door, no human can shut it.
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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.
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I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.
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I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.
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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.
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My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.
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Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice.
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