Quotes; 25 August, 2008

I have confidence in the Chinese doctors. I hope I will get well as soon as possible and get to report more Olympic activities.

­Edwin Diala Akalonu, a Nigerian journalist covering the Beijing Olympics in China who suffered paralysis, voicing his confidence on the ability of Chinese doctors to give him the right treatment.

Now that Nuhu Ribadu has been reverted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police, it is left to the Director-General of NIPSS to decide on what to do.

-Mike Okiro, Inspector-General of Police, speaking on Malam Nuhu Ribadu’s status at NIPSS following his demotion to Deputy Commissioner of Police from Assistant Inspector-General of Police, which makes him ineligible to attend NIPPS.

It was a serious challenge, but at the end of the day, we achieved what many thought would be impossible.

-Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, commending his team for the work it did following the acquisition of the Sunborn Yatch Hotel, the first in Africa.

For the continent to be able to decisively tackle poverty, it needs to grow on a sustained basis of least 7 per cent from the present 5.7 per cent.

-Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, World Bank Vice President for Africa, charging African countries to grow their economies.