THE RHYTHMS OF NIGERIAN LEADERS

This reference book is the culmination of a three-year-research by this author aimed at preserving some of the indelible and remarkable philosophical statements of Nigerian leaders for future generations of Nigerians, and the world at large. Excerpts: Give us a country to be proud of and you will see how proud we can be – by Anthony Enahoro. If the price of nationhood is regular blood-letting, then let us not be a nation – by Emeka Ojukwu. You delegate authority but you do not delegate responsibility – by Ibrahim Babangida. In the court of public opinion, legal advice is useless – by M.K.O Abiola. A community in which a dog kills a tiger is unsafe to live in - by Obafemi Awolowo. There is nothing wrong in washing dirty linens in public, if the linens belong to the public - Olusegun Obasanjo. Nigeria is like a silk gown. You can never wear it properly, and it will not stay where you want it to stay – by Shehu Shagari.