Ask even the President to articulate his seven-point agenda and in less than a minute, you will know that there is nothing like a seven-point agenda. The only visible agenda that the President has succeeded in achieving is giving out two of his daughters to governors.
-Farouk Adamu, All Nigeria Peoples Party chieftain, deriding President Umar Yar’Adua’s seven-point agenda.
It may interest the public to note that the Ooni, who is now claiming superiority over the Alaafin, as recently as 1938 was listed as the fifth in rank among the first class traditional rulers in Yorubaland. If in 1938, the Ooni was fifth in rank to the Alaafin, how come the same title holder is claiming superiority to his boss in 2009?
-Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, Alaafin Oyo, accusing Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, of distorting history by claiming to be the foremost traditional ruler in Yorubaland.
Everybody in Nigeria is aware of the mountainous allegations of corruption against former president Olusegun Obasanjo, but has anybody been able to investigate or prosecute him? He is too powerful and he has comrades protecting him.
-Alhaji Balarabe Musa, former governor of Kaduna State, on the war against corruption.
If I become president of this nation, there will be a lot of “shakings”. I am sure by the time I am president for six months, they would probably be praying that God should take me away because definitely, there won’t be business as usual.
-Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, on what he would do if he was President of Nigeria.
Why are they reducing salaries? Why not the number? Where you have 47 ministers, over 2,000 personal assistants, why don’t they reduce the number? What do they do? Are they civil servants?
-Chief Bisi Akande, National Chairman of the Action Congress, on the slashing of salaries of political office holders by President Umar Yar’Adua.
When it comes to development, Governor Fashola forgets politics; other governors should cultivate the same dedication and determination towards revamping their states. So, if the whole country is as committed as Fashola, the country will develop and progress.
-Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, Secretary to the Government of Federation, on the performance of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola.
The nation belongs to all. However, a situation where the opposition only wants to ambush every policy of the government without offering alternative policy options is unfortunate and regrettable.
-Dr. Bello Mohammed, Deputy National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the criticism by opposition parties of the decision of the Federal Government to cut the salaries and allowances of political office holders.
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