Democracy should be nurtured and sustained in Nigeria and in our part of the world

My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.

Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.

I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.

Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.

Yet there comes a time in the life of a patriot when abdication would amount to a betrayal if not outright treachery.

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.