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.

Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.

I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.

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

There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.

I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.