Nigeria Quotes by Olusegun Obasanjo

Even Jesus Christ cannot conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy,…

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Femi Fani Kayode is my boy. Provide him food, he will eat and then sing for you. He’s a smart boy

— Olusegun Obasanjo

At the same time, African aims to intensify cooperation with China in the fields of trade, investment and agriculture.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

We will work to bring an element of stability to the price of oil.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

To feed our people we must first feed our soil

— Olusegun Obasanjo

When I left office in 1979, I was about the only one who had really left public office on my own.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

Democracy should be nurtured and sustained in Nigeria and in our part of the world

— Olusegun Obasanjo