Quotes by Olusegun Obasanjo

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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)