Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.

A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.

The return of democracy in our land has indeed thrown the problems of development into bolder relief.

I am not sure that you, the younger generations, will like to go to war that we went through. So, we learn as the mistakes are being committed.

It is of course the nature of historical contraction that the shortest distance to a historical destination is never a straight line.

The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.

Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we offered were patriotic while the paths we chose were well thought out.