Quotes from GEJ:
"I don't want to be a dictator who does things anyhow" in reference to the
SEC, DG
"Allegations that the girls have been sold out as wives is untrue, there's no
evidence"
"I will set up a panel to investigate the illegal increase in pump price by
marketers"
"50 billion dollars cannot miss. Its ridiculous, because even the USA will know
its missing. Its their money"
"Some people say O the president is too gentle, I have been a president for
about 4yrs now, ask yourself how many service chiefs have i changed, how
many police heads. have I changed. No other person has done that"
"No human being can satisfy everybody. If I change my cabinet everytime they
complain of corruption, what does that make me?"
"The ministry of petroleum has aircrafts. They have always been using Jets,
and when their jets have problems, they hire. I don't know"
"Even the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, if we ask him to bring 10 billion
dollars, he won't bring it in cash"- in reference to the missing 20 billion
dollars.
"APC that is an opposition party has not announced their presidential
candidate, you are asking PDP to announce. We are the champions, the
leaders, the Cup is in our hands. The challengers have not even announced"
"The CBN governor is no ordinary Nigerian, he is the governments banker. He
said 50 billion dollars is missing, then 45 billion, later 20 billion dollars. He
just kept changing figures, if not for his suspension he would probably come
up with a new figure"
"I never said Boko Haram infiltrated my cabinet. The FEC is the cabinet made
up of the President, VP and ministers, what I said is that in "the government
which is made up of three arms"
""If we attack Sambisa forest, the insurgents will disperse, go back to the
villages and cause more harm"
"There must be some bad eggs in the basket, some weavels." In reference to
the Nigerian military.
"I feel hurt each time a single Nigerian is killed, including boko haram because
they are still Nigerians"
"We have asked countries for support including USA, UK, France, Cameroon,
Chad e.t.c."
"We advice Abuja residents to stay at home during the World economic forum,
for those few days"
"If you cross carpet to another party, the constitution states that you'll lose
your sit."
"We need support from the US to tackle terrorism. We need counter terrorism
logistics support"
"I pray and believe that the chibok kidnapping will not be like the missing
Malaysian plane with over 200 passengers. It has not been found even with
the best technology at work"
"The press over played the petroleum scandals to get at the minister. And
when they failed, they stopped"
"Convey this to the parents and guardians of the Chiboks girls, we need
photographs of those girls. We promise we will find those girls"