Since the outbreak of the present violence, many columnists have written endlessly accusing government of incompetence and blaming every terrorist attack on failure of government. But the sad story is this grave crisis has not elicited the expected rigorous thinking and analysis from policy and intellectual circles in Nigeria. There have been no high-profile intellectual events to headline a serious commitment on the part of researchers and policy thinkers to properly understand and prepare for what may be a persistent challenge of the 21th Century for Nigeria. - It is Time to Think( Sam Amadi)
A redemptive value in the Egypt experience, however, is that it has taught the world a simple but harsh lesson: democracy is not an end but a means to one. And when the ultimate end is not met, that is, service delivery to the people and inclusiveness, the risks are not only high, the price can be dear.- Guardian (on the ouster of Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi)
The Northerner is not less intelligent than his Southern counterpart, neither is he weaker or less creative. How many people can beat the business acumen and creativity of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, or the automobile design ingenuity of Jelani Aliyu, or the academic intelligence of Nasir el-Rufai, or the resoluteness of Col. Abubakar Umar and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, or the football skills of Tijani Babangida and Daniel Amokachi, or the musical talent of Innocent Tuface Idibia, or the organisational and leadership abilities of Sir Ahmadu Bello? --The harm Nigeria does to the North (Azuka Onwuka)
“But in a situation where somebody is in a particular political party but his faith is in another political party, that cannot be tolerated. For those who are not holding political offices, yes you can be excused.But if you are holding an elective office, you cannot be in one party and be working for another party. Otherwise, why are you there?”- President Jonathan(Harping on Party Disciple)
