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Quotes; 11 August, 2008

August 04, 2008 11:20, 67 views

We are guided in law and in logic to fight for our right and by the grace of God, we shall overcome someday. The Federal Government said that we should not involve the private schools in our struggles…They should tell the private school teachers to go and mark the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the National Examinations Council, NECO, examination.

Comrade Elijah Dada, Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Oyo State, restating the union’s resolve to continue with industrial action even without the support of their counterparts in private schools.

We cannot accept a spanner in the wheel of progress. We will consolidate this victory.

Chief Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau State, reacting to the defeat of Senator Ibrahim Mantu in the re-run of the election in Plateau Central senatorial district.

We have decided that termination is the best option, and that decision was reached after the fulfilment of the 30-day notice stipulated in the agreement.

Sani Lulu Abdullahi, President, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, announcing the severing of relationship between the federation and Globacom Nigeria Limited.

With such huge fuel subsidies, we are losing our money to a ‘privileged few’ who do not need to physically break or burgle our treasury, but are generously gifted with our patrimony while relaxing in the comfort of their homes in Nigeria or other more palatial abodes abroad.

Mr. Henry Boyo, speaking on the planned increase in fuel subsidy in his column, Les Leba in Vanguard last Monday.

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