Compiled by Deborah Hassan
“I do not believe that the Niger Delta militancy can be compared to the terrorists. These people (terrorists) are not even bandits. A bandit is a common thief or a brigand. The ‘agbero’ are bandits. These people carrying sophisticated weapons and rockets are not bandits. They are terrorists.’
’-Ex-CBN Deputy Governor, Obadiah Mailafia, February 25.
“We urge Gumi to stop approbating and reprobating at the same time, and to immediately call off his mission, if he has developed lethargy in the course of undertaking visits to deep forests.”
– North East Elders for Peace and Development, February, 24.
‘’The Governor of Abia is a champagne-drinking man. Abia people are impoverished more than ever before. Abia people are unfortunate.’’
– Senator Smart Adeyemi, February 24.
‘’The National Assembly is now a village square for confirmed village idiots to open their mouths, thereby doing great disservice to the great men and women, past and present, that have been elected to serve as Senators.’’
– Abia State Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu, February 24.
‘’Anybody who is not willing to obey the laws of our land should go and meet Bala Mohammed, then, there you can carry AK-47 and will not be apprehended. Here, when you carry it, we apprehend you.” – Governor Samuel Ortom, February 22.
‘’When the pockets of discontent get strung together, there will be an implosion. There will be no Gbajabiamila, there will be no Lawan. Some of them cannot go to their constituencies now.’’ – Congressman Bimbo Daramola, February 22
“Killers have joined our party and the law guiding our party doesn’t say we can’t admit them when a law court has not convicted them. You know the killers, or you don’t know them?’’ – Rauf Aregbesola, February 21.
‘’He (Ngige) is boasting that he must take power from APGA and flush us out on November 6. After all his boasts in the previous elections, he has always lost his ward. And on November 6, 2021, he will lose his ward again.’’
– Senator Victor Umeh, February 19.
“Go and ask them to invite Gumi and Shekau first before disturbing me. Let them face the bandits instead.”
– Sunday Igboho, February 26.
“The body language of Muhammadu Buhari enables the terrorists, they know that we have an ineffective president as commander-in-chief; we have an incompetent one, we have a clueless one who does not even bother about what is happening in the country.”
– Aisha Yesufu, February 26.
“Mr. Chairman, honourable members, most of the contracts at PRODA belongs to senators and members of the House of Representatives.”
– Embattled PRODA DG, Fabian Okonkwo.
‘’If Governor Makinde continues to disrespect me like this, I will work against him. I don’t operate underneath; you know where you are with me. If Governor Makinde wants to hear the story of how he became governor, I will tell him.”
– Ex-Gov. Ayo Fayose.