North and south must also adopt measures to arrest the growing phenomenon of illegal capital flight and the repatriation of illicit wealth siphoned abroad by corrupt political leaders and their collaborators back to their countries of origin.

What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted.

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

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

At the same time, African aims to intensify cooperation with China in the fields of trade, investment and agriculture.

We will work to bring an element of stability to the price of oil.

Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.