Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice.
We will work to bring an element of stability to the price of oil.
My gut feelings and my faith tell me that until God shuts a door, no human can shut it.
We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.
When I left office in 1979, I was about the only one who had really left public office on my own.
Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.
I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.
I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.
My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.
If I am not above the law, nobody in this country can then claim to be above the law.
There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.
The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.
We regard America and Europe as old friends. We keep old friends, but we make new friends in Japan, India, and China.
I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.
Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.
