Olusegun Obasanjo Quotes

• Si me engañas una vez, avergüénzate de mí porque he confiado en ti una vez y me has engañado, si me engañas dos veces, avergüénzate de mí porque he aprendido la lección y me has engañado, y si me engañas por tercera vez, avergüénzate de mí porque soy un tonto compuesto.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Lessons, Fool, Shame

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• Mi instinto y mi fe me dicen que hasta que Dios no cierra una puerta, ningún ser humano puede cerrarla.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Doors, Feelings, Guts

  Olusegun Obasanjo, Ad' Obe Obe (2004). “A new dawn: a collection of speeches of President Olusegun Obasanjo”, Spectrum Books Ltd

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

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Smart, Boys, My Boys

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

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Jesus, Election, Christ

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

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Country, Poverty, Strive

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• To feed our people we must first feed our soil

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  People, Soil, Firsts

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• School is not meant for the poor, only for the rich.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  School, Rich, Poor

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• La corrupción, la mayor lacra de nuestra sociedad actual.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Our Society, Society Today, Corny

  Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria. President (1999-2007 : Obasanjo) (2007). “Standing tall 2”

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• Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Struggle, Dedication, Law

  Olusegun Obasanjo, Ad' Obe Obe (2004). “A new dawn: a collection of speeches of President Olusegun Obasanjo”, Spectrum Books Ltd

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• Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  People, Humanity, Energy

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

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  Democracy, World, Should

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• North and south must also adopt measures to arrest the growing phenomenon of illegal capital flight and the repatriation of illicit wealth siphoned abroad by corrupt political leaders and their collaborators back to their countries of origin.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Country, Political, Leader

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• There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  World, Corruption

  "Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo: Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair" by Peter Guest, www.theguardian.com. June 27, 2012.

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• Yet there comes a time in the life of a patriot when abdication would amount to a betrayal if not outright treachery.

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  Betrayal, Abdication, Patriot

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• I don't see why anybody should worry.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Worry, Should

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• What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Country, Government, Oil

  "Fuel protests switch to Scandinavia". www.cnn.com. September 18, 2000.

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• 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.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Joy, Humanity, Energy

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• Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Fighting, Night, Affair

  "Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo: Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair" by Peter Guest, www.theguardian.com. June 27, 2012.

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

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Corruption, Giver

  "Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo: Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair". Interview With Peter Guest, www.theguardian.com. June 27, 2012.

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• If I am not above the law, nobody in this country can then claim to be above the law.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Country, Law, Claims

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• 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

  Believe, Mean, Oil

  "Q & A With Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria's Big Man". Interview with Newsweek, www.newsweek.com. February 17, 2010.

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

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Country, Fighting, Injustice

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• We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Law, Obstacles, Investment

  Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Information and Culture (1999). “New dawn”

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• 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.

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  Mean, Europe, Unions

  "US to match EU sanctions on Zimbabwe" by Andrew Meldrum, David Pallister, Julian Borger, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2002.

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

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Agriculture, Fields, Cooperation

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