"The most successful of the nations of the world are those who do not fall into the lure of secession but who, through thick and thin, forge unity in diversity."

“Great economies and great nations, prosperity, and abundance of nations and communities are created by men and not spirits.”

“Africa cannot afford to underestimate the power of technology to fast-track the continent's rise. Emerging technologies have played extraordinary roles in every aspect of the continent's most touted successes.”

“If people are stealing the resources of this nation, if people are taking bribes - if judges or persons in authority, whether they are judges or whoever they may be in government, ministers, whoever, if they are taking bribes - it attacks the fundament of our existence as a society.”

“We are in a democracy and there is a process by which things can be done and that process is the one where you bring forward amendments to the National Assembly and they will do whatever is considered useful in the circumstance.”

“The truth is that many, if not most, nations of the world are made up of different peoples - and cultures and beliefs and religions - who find themselves thrown together by circumstance.”

“Any nation that does not emphasize integrity will always fail.”