"Nigeria is becoming a lawless country, a country where there is no consequence for bad behaviour! ..., I'm disgusted to find pregnant women with slit stomachs and unborn babies removed . If these herdsmen are allowed to rampage the way they are , then frankly speaking, they are a terrorist organisation"- Senator Ben Murray Bruce
"The disappearance of $500Million loot now under investigation by the EFCC confirms the presence of seasoned and experienced magicians in government"- Senator Shehu Sani
"Nigeria is the only federal system I know, which operates a unitary or centralised policing. Ironically, it was not the case in the beginning. The founding fathers agreed on a federal constitution, which allowed the component units to set up local police organisations. But it was overturned by the military and successive civilian regimes have continued to play the ostrich.
As far as I am concerned, whatever we are doing now is certainly not workingand we cannot continue to do the same thing and expect a different result.
The real tragedy of the Plateau massacre is that we risk more attacks and loss of lives unless we decentralise our policing and allow every state at least to take their fates in their own hands."
- Prof. Ike Ekweremadu, Nigeria's Deputy Senate President.
The Guardian:
" NNPC stinks despite regime change"- Dr. Bukola Saraki, Nigeria's Senate President.
“The Federal Government has consistently told us that these Fulani herdsmen attackers are foreigners. They said the attackers are members of the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWA), who are on a jihad mission. If that is true, it then means that the government of Nigeria has failed us. But we are saying that enough of this bloodshed in our land.”- Rev. Dr. Sunday Ibrahim
Vanguard:
"If I was in-charge of the army and police I know very well that I would have been in total control of the security challenges in Taraba State. The name Chief Security given to State Governors without the constitutional rights to command the national security was in error"-Governor Ishaku Darius of Taraba State.
"It is rather unfortunate that President Buhari has demonstrated very low capacity in providing the essential leadership that could hold Nigeria together. He has clearly shown that he is not the father of all parts of Nigeria as he is expected to be, and cannot provide security for all citizens. It has been seen so far that he lacks innovative ideas that can grow our economy. He has by all these and many more given the electorate enough reason for him to be roundly rejected in the coming election.”- Prof. Adeniran; Former Minister of Education in Nigeria and Former Nigeria Ambassador to Germany.
Independent:
"Throughout my reading of history, political science and social sciences generally, I have never heard of any dictator or any tyrant under any system of government whether totalitarian or fascist, appointing his own niece to conduct elections in which he was either a party or going to be a party to; Buhari has done that"- Dr Junaid Muhammed.
Premium Times:
"President Buhari does not have the physical and intellectual capacity to govern Nigeria. I had the opportunity to speak with the president to tell him what was wrong but the president told me that things were wrong before but with his election everything is right now. The president does not work with party members because he believes party members are evil. He doesn't work with anybody neither does he consult with anybody in the party. The president only decided to appoint party members into board because he was seeking re-election. I won't support Buhari in 2019 if he seeks re-election"- Ghali Naabaa, Former Speaker of the Nigeria House of Representative and APC ruling party chieftain.
The Nation:
"Only true federalism can liberate Nigeria. We are not practicing true federalism in Nigeria. The last time we praciced it was during the time of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The issue of federalism has nothing to do with ethnicity but a fight between the wealthy and poor people. The APC promised to practice true federalism but yet to do so.I believe that a continuous advocacy for true federalism will definitely yield the desired results soon"- Governor Ajimobi of Oyo State.
Punch:
“To speak out about political or other public interest issues cannot qualify as making false statements. And it is certainly not defamation of character, let alone an act capable of instigating public disturbance. It is the essence of democracy and human rights.
“Declaring Afegbua wanted is unwarranted because there is no evidence of inciting violence against him."- Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP, Nigeria)
"We don’t know what Bola Tinubu (APC national leader) will do because if he says that he will not support Buhari, the South-West is gone. Already the South-South, South-East, Middle Belt and the Kanuri are gone. The Boko Haram insurgency is a (source of) deep anger of the Kanuri against the Fulani that has merged into the pre-existing Boko Haram issue. The conflict between the Kanuri and the Fulani dates back to the time that the caliphate was established."-Prof. Toyin Falola, A professor of History at the University of Texas.
Evening Standard:
"No one should have to suffer threats and bullying because they have dared to express a political opinion"-Theresa May, UK Prime Minister
" Are we to watch one of Africa's greatest countries go the way of Sudan? Will we be indifferent as radical forces sweep across the Sahel, seeking to replace diversity and difference with a monochrome ideology that will be imposed with violence on those who refuse to comply? We must not wait for genocide to happen as it did in Rwanda. Ominously, history could very easily be repeated "- Lord Alton, the UK House of Lords.
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