Yemi Osinbajo Quotes

"The most important thing is that we are on the right path, and we will not deviate from it, even in the face of strong temptation to choose temporary gains over long-term benefits."

"It doesn't matter where one starts from; it doesn't matter at all where you start from. It is how committed you are, how determined you are, and how hardworking you are that will ultimately make the difference."

"The fundamental for the sustainable growth of Nigeria is not in the hydro-carbon industry but in agriculture."

"You don't have to cheat or steal to be successful in life, but you must be ready to convert your challenges to opportunity."

"Africa Rising is as much about improving standards of governance as it is about an increasingly confident youths and civil society. It is also about businessmen and women who are stepping beyond national borders and going global."

"An active and vibrant railway system confers many benefits on the society."

"Our vision is for a country that grows what it eats and produces what it consumes. It is for a country that no longer has to import petroleum products and develop a lucrative petrochemical industry."

"No matter how much you pray or fast, our country cannot grow without some of us deciding to do the hard work that makes nations work."

"We all know that Nigerian jollof rice is the best anywhere. We beat the Ghanaians and Senegalese hands down."

"Economic growth is not sustainable without nation-building and, even of greater importance, state building."

"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."

"Railway network will support efforts to diversify the economy and enhance our export potentials."

"Our diversity as a people united is also our potential to transform our large deposits of mineral resources and use same for national development."

"If there is one person in Nigeria that believes that petroleum prices should not go up by one naira, it is President Buhari."

"We don't have all the time in the world with oil. We have to use oil while it makes sense to do so."

"It is in the interest of the government and also the interest of the nation that things are done properly and that there is due process and that we are not unfair."

"Hate speech is a specie of terrorism."

"No economy can tolerate the level of corruption seen in Nigeria without consequences."

"If you are not around when Africa truly gets going, it would be much like the sceptics who stood on the sidelines in the 1990s convinced that China was going nowhere. How wrong they were."

"Here in Nigeria, what makes the news is conflict between the executive and the legislature."

"There must be more rigorous enforcement of rules promoting transparency in the international banking and financial systems, especially more stringent KYC rules on customer identity, source of wealth, and even country of origin."

"Tracing, freezing, and return of stolen assets has proved in many cases to be exceptionally difficult for most African countries."

"We in Nigeria have seen just how difficult it is to get back stolen assets from the international financial system, such as banks that ought not have received those funds in the first place if even the most routine questions were asked."

"There is no wisdom of man that can change men or change nations; it is the power and wisdom of God that can."

"The carnal nature of man is that he places his tribe above others, but the only basis for the power and unity of the church is that there is no Jew or Gentile."

"I am so pleased and happy, and I believe that the Almighty God has a plan for our nation by putting us in strategic positions in politics, business, and everywhere."

"With 10 per cent of Nigeria's total land mass, 80 per cent of which is arable, Niger state symbolises the hope and greatness of Nigeria and has potential to feed the continent."

"Nigeria is still grappling with the negative consequences of the use of opacity by senior members of government and their cronies between 1993 and 1998, awarding themselves juicy contracts in the extractive industry."

"Any nation that does not emphasize integrity will always fail."

"The values of integrity and hard work are necessary for the development of our nation."