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Monday, October 03, 2016

THE PLATFORM 2016: A RECAP

Pastor Poju Oyemade
"This generation must open its eyes to the way politics is played".
"Freedom of speech when used intelligently will always drive the wheels of change". 
"Words of wisdom are always better than weapons of war". 
"An enlightened populace is key to good governance".

"One of the works of the Church is to act as salt on the Earth".

Rev Sam Adeyemi
"There is a part of God in every human being. Whatever God does not deserve, a human being does not deserve it". 
"Next time you've to build an airport & u remember that it’s God that'll use it, make sure u build the best airport". 
"If Mark Zuckerberg were to be born in Nigeria, who would he have become? What would he be doing now?" 
"The change must begin from our political institutions". 
"Before there was a New York there must have been an Old". 
"We must engage creative disruption. It will be a long walk, but it WILL happen". 
"Success is not a matter of chances but a matter of choices". 
"We can't build our democracy on the foundation of our culture of non-accountable leadership". 
"Next to the right to owning properties is the right to own ideas".
Segun Adeniyi
"We want to diversify to agriculture but what is driving the campaign is no more than stomach infrastructure". 
"Yes, we need people to grow food, we need people to manufacture things and we need people to buy and sell. But we are not even doing any of those things well and education accounts mostly for why". 
"The total net worth of the founders/drivers of Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Dell, Yahoo, Oracle and Amazon is many times richer than the total external reserves of all the West African countries combined". 
"If we ever needed any proof that our young people are the MOST valuable assets we have, the recent visit to Nigeria by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of the world’s most used social media platform, Facebook, was a testimony". 
"We have well educated and well experienced people in our country, young men and women who have both the passion to serve and the right values. But we are not using them to run the most critical part of our national life which is government". 
"The Knowledge and ingenuity of a nation's leaders makes the difference". 
"Let us smile not because we don't have problems but because we are stronger than the problems".

Bolanle Austen Peters
"Nigeria is a typical example of not having the right people governing a nation".

"Nigeria is like a spoilt child from a rich parent".
 
"People are going to the Moon and we are here talking about Cassava Bread". 
"Challenge yourself to become part of the success of this nation". 
"Nigeria can exist even without oil.
Failure is a temporary thing but you will eventually be a successful person".
 
"My question to everyone here is; why do we keep waiting for the Government? All of us have to start challenging ourselves & know what we are bringing to the table". 
"If each one of us became Mark Zukerberg, what will Nigeria be like?" 
"We are a consuming nation. How many of us consider creating? We all need to be more creative". 
"We all need to be more imaginative in our space. People with ideas will rule the world". 
"The first line in the Bible talks about Creativity". 
"If we don't get involved in politics, we don't have any business complaining".

Prof Osaghae Eghosa
"Knowledge drives the world, those who lead us must have superior knowledge and proof to us that they indeed have it".
"What is the economic value of Nigeria? Very huge, very vast but unknown. How can you grow an economy when you don't have data?" 
"We must let people who know be the vanguard of our transformation". 
"The time to crash unproductive institutions & structures is now!" 
"One of the common values we have as Nigerians is Corruption". 
"We are butterflies thinking we are birds. We need to start working on ourselves". 
"If people are to help themselves, they need to have a new consciousness". 
"We need to get serious and develop frameworks for our future". 
"Nobody will develop for you. Nobody can develop for you, you must develop for yourself".
"Politics is a master science & all leaders must be tutored in its depth otherwise one cannot rule justly". 
"As voters we are a commodity; we are bought and sold".

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba
"We need to be rescued from the conspiracy of the elite. The church has a greater role to play to rescue people". 
"Nigeria cannot be strong except each and every one of us will be strong". 
"How can 2000 people dominate 180 Million people, the answer is because you are docile". 
"We need to have informed people. Please get a copy of the Nigerian Constitution!" 
"This is the most docile Country I have ever seen. We must wake up and be knowledgeable".

Peter Obi
"This country can still function on its income if we learn how to cut cost". 
"We need to cut the cost of governance. No governor needs a house in Abuja. Governors don't live in Abuja". 
"It costs an average of N2 billion to run the office of the First Lady in every state in Nigeria. Multiply by 36". 
"My job's not to make people happy. There are people in the entertainment industry that do that; mine's to make good decisions". 
"Government house is not a restaurant, I told my cook to cook for only one person". 
"You don't pay an alcoholic's bill while he is still in the bar. You let him come out first".(Addressing the bailout funds given to some state governors by the federal government).


Bishop Matthew Kukah
"There's no future for ethnicity. If you continue to look at the past, it will blind you".

"If you are going to lead this country show us the evidence that you have passed the test".



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