Quotes; 15 September, 2008

— Babatunde Fashola, Governor of Lagos State stating his government’s resolve to organise election in the 57 local governments in the state despite warnings from Michael Aondoaka, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice.

I have not contravened any established law that would warrant my being banished from the land. I am not a criminal as there is no law that says one must not marry more than four wives. All my wives are with children and some of these are people I have married and stayed with for over 30 years, how can they expect me to leave them within two days?

— Pa Abubakar Bello Masaba, stating reasons for failing to comply with the directive of Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, Etsu Nupe, for him to divorce 82 of his 86 wives.

An arrangement can be worked out between the federal government and the oil firms in such a way to give the local communities a sense of belonging. Both parties could shed their holdings to accommodate the people of the Niger-Delta.

— Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor of Delta State calling for the reviewof joint venture agreements between the federal government and the various oil firms operating in the Niger Delta as a way of certailing the crisis in the region.