Quotes 6th October, 2008

The typical mindset of a soldier is that he is even happy to taste bullet wound. It is a sign that you are really tested. All of us are praying for the day one would enter the battle field and come out with the little bruises, that is the trade mark of a combatant soldier.

– Lt. Col  Musa Sagir, spokesman of the Joint Task Force in Rivers State explaining that his collegues are always ready for battle.

Obasanjo is disappointed that nothing has happened to President Umar Yar’Adua yet. He did not hand over power to Yar’Adua because he loves him. He knew about his health condition. He thought that Yar’Adua would not continue after two or three months, so a southerner would take over.

– Controversial politician, Senator Joseph Kennedy Waku, alleging that former President Olusegun Obasanjo, had ulterior motives propping up Alhaji Umar Yar’Adua as president.

Banks are sustained by the quality of their assets and management prudence and not the amount of capital. No matter how much capital a bank has, poor asset quality will bring it down one day.

– Mr. Sanusi Lamido, Managing Director/Chief Executive designate, First Bank plc, on the demise of two major US banks.