Olusegun Obasanjo Quotes

My gut feelings and my faith tell me that until God shuts a door, no human can shut it.
Olusegun Obasanjo

Faith, God, Human

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

Men, Black, Inside

I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.
Olusegun Obasanjo

Country, Friends, Welcome

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

Government, Country, Fairness

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

Business, Human, Country

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

Fight, Country, Against

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

True, Political, Democracy

Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.
Olusegun Obasanjo

Society, Today, Greatest

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.
Olusegun Obasanjo

Free, Fact, Means

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

God, Power, Humanity

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

Humanity, Joy, Energy

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

Possible, Obstacles, Investment

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

Work, Bring, Price

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Nationality: Nigerian

Type: Statesman

Born: March 5, 1937

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