Next to the commodities of corruption, and religion, however, Nigeria is the world capital of rumour mongering.

Writers are human. I shudder to think how I must sometimes appear to others.

You accept whoever you are interacting with, directly, or indirectly.

When I tried to create a new political party, which I stressed that this is not my party. I believe very much that there has to be a revolution and this is a party for the young.

Sadly however, I discovered in one particular case that a colleague went and paid the bribe on my behalf, just to get our mission fulfilled. That was painful, and it strained our friendship.

There is something really horrific for any human being who feels he is being consumed by other people.

I am disturbed for instance when I read that a candidate said, 'I will not probe anybody or something like that'. You don't fight corruption by sweeping everything under the carpet, you don't.