The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else. The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility, to the challenge of personal example which are the hallmarks of true leadership.

I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.

A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing

When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth

One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide to go back now, there will be so many problems - where will I find the physical therapy and other things that I now require?

When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.