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Goodluck Jonathan
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“Good governance can neither be decreed as you will find in dictatorships nor legislated in a democratic set up alone. It can only be achieved by a people’s consensus around doing the right thing for the right purpose.”
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Recorded in: INTERVIEW: The Legacies I Left For Nigeria — Ex-President. Premium Times Nigeria, 11 October 2019
“I believe that with what we left behind and with what the new government will also acquire we will be able to [bring] this war on terror to a reasonable conclusion.”
Goodluck Jonathan (born 1957) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Video: Goodluck Jonathan talks of Boko Haram fight. France24.com, 28 January 2016
“I like to ask people: was it that there was 24-hour electricity and Jonathan came and switched it off and damaged the equipment? The answer is no. Power is an age-old problem in Nigeria and we have to understand that.”
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Recorded in: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: You will soon see that APC is grossly overrated, says Jonathan. TheCable, 26 March 2015.
“I can tell you very clearly that violence will not break out because of my interests. I can tell you very clearly.”
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Recorded in: Transcript: CNN interviews Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. CNN.com, 1 October 2010.
“Politics in the Nigerian standard is about betrayals. https://www.thecable.ng/jonathan-nigerian-politics-is-about-betrayal-i-witnessed-it-in-2015/”
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“In Nigerian Politics, you find it difficult to see somebody who will say the same thing in the morning and in the evening.”
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“Most Nigerian politicians, you cannot take their words to the bank.”
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“Politics in the Nigerian Standard,You will find it difficult to see somebody who will say the same thing in the morning and say the same thing in the afternoon and in the evening.”
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“With so many well-ironed khaki people around you with assault rifles and APCs, saying that we will stay on and for you to have the courage to say no, it takes somebody who has a common commitment to the peace and progress of the country.”
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“But if there is anybody that we can give credit to who has stabilised democracy in Nigeria today, it is General Abdulsalami Abubakar”
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“I was not born rich and in my youth, I never imagined that I would be where I am today, but not once did I ever give up.”
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“The stronger the boat of (democracy), the more it is able to meet the challenges of its voyage and deliver on its promise to citizens.”
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“We have a duty to stand firm against those who threaten the sovereign integrity of the Nigerian state. Our will is strong, because our faith lies in the indivisibility of Nigeria.”
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“Nigeria is a nation of resilient people. We will never yield to the forces of darkness. Nigeria will never ever, disintegrate.”
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“In my early days in school, I had no shoes, no school bags. I carried my books in my hands but never despaired; no car to take me to school, but I never despaired. There were days I had only one meal but I never despaired. I walked miles and crossed rivers to school every day, but I never despaired. Didn’t have power, didn’t have generators, studied with lanterns, but I never despaired. In spite of these, I finished secondary school attended the University of Port Harcourt and now hold a doctorate degree.”
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“The time of lamentation is over. This is the era of transformation. This is the time for action.”
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“Economic diplomacy does not need to be a zero-sum game where the gain of partner automatically translates to the loss of the other.”
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“I am happy that the black man has put the shame of dispossession behind him and is moving on.”
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“I want to assure Nigerians that crude oil is not our ‘Black Gold.’ The real ‘Black Gold’ of Nigeria are her people and they can grow in value from gold to diamond via education.”
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“While we may not have landed a spaceship on the moon or developed nuclear technology, our inventors and innovators have made globally acknowledged contributions”
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“Separation of power is not separation of government.”
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“It is the supreme task of this generation to give hope to the hopeless strength to the weak and protection to the defenseless.”
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“As the most populous black nation on earth it seems our manifest destiny is to champion the cause of African emancipation and integration.”
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“The beauty of democracy is that its practice is never final and always has room for improvement no matter how old a democratic society may be. Where we falter we must not fall. When we are weak, we must not surrender.”
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“On the football field, nobody cares who scores for Nigeria. You can be a Musa or a Moses; you can be a Christopher or a Mustapha, nobody cares.”
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“Africa must declare an end to the era of self-inflicted wars and conflicts.”
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“Nigerians are peace-loving people; these sad events perpetrated by those who do not wish our nation well have not changed the essential character of our people.”
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“We must quickly move away from partisan battlegrounds and find the national common ground.”
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“Africa must turn its begging bowls into baskets of prosperity and opportunity.”
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“Cynicism and scepticism will not help our journey to greatness. Let us all believe in a new Nigeria.”
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“The air of freedom we breathe today is the result of the sacrifices of thousands of pro-democracy activists, human rights campaigners and others who organised as civil society.”
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“As we strive to advance our democratic development, there will be times when our will shall be tested, our patience provoked and our belief questioned.”
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“No matter what it takes, we will win this war against terror.”
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“Transformation in my view simply means taking what you have and making the best of it and in so doing produce results that can bring about a paradigm shift.”
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“I am loyal to Nigeria’s economy. I don’t have accounts or property abroad. All my children live and school in Nigeria.”
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“African renaissance remains an unfinished business, but the work that remains should not stop us from focusing on new priorities and challenges.”
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“The quality of governance is as good as the quality of the civil service.”
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“I have no intention to inflict pain on Nigerians. To save Nigeria, we must all be prepared to make sacrifices.”
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“We must develop a democratic culture in which the will of the people will be treated as sacred and be immune to subversion by anti-democratic elements.”
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“Over-dependence on oil has put an unpleasant bracket in our national economic freedom.”
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“Let me put you on notice: the assignment of offices is not an allocation of privileges.”
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“The best advertisement for good governance is its positive expressions of happiness in the lives of the governed.”
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“We are not sworn enemies… We are neighbours who sometimes offend each other, but can always sit down to talk over our differences.”
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“Our founding fathers… did not dream of a country where neighbours and friends would exchange bullets in place of handshakes.”
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“My political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.”
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“The dark patches in the Niger Delta will give way to light.”
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“No minister will be allowed to go on a mission of endless search for solutions.”
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“The goal of achieving positive macroeconomic stability is no end in itself.”
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“In the comfort of our offices, let us not forget that majority of our people live below the poverty line.”
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“Peace and security are the barest irreducible conditions for social and economic development.”
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