Yemi Osinbajo

“If the church says we will not accept you here or that we will expose you if you are stealing the resources of the country or stealing the resources of a private company or other establishment, where you work, then we would not have the type of problem that we have in this country. If only the church does so - just the church.”

“The fundamental for the sustainable growth of Nigeria is not in the hydro-carbon industry but in agriculture.”

“It is not possible for one tribe to dominate another based on the way God has structured the country.”

“It is the resolve of the government that none will be allowed to get away with making speeches that can cause sedition or that can cause violence, especially because when we make these kinds of pronouncement and do things that can cause violence or destruction of lives and property, we are no longer in control.”

“I am so pleased and happy, and I believe that the Almighty God has a plan for our nation by putting us in strategic positions in politics, business, and everywhere.”

“Any nation that does not emphasize integrity will always fail.”

“If the church says you are not allowed to steal, and we will ostracize you in our midst if you did, if what a man has does not measure up to what he has, if we found that a man has more money than he should have, if a man is earning a salary of a civil servant or a public servant and he has houses everywhere, we have to hold him to account.”

“Many would say the reason why they steal is because they want to have an arsenal for future political exploits. It is a lie. It is greed. In any case, even if you want to do that, you have no right to do it.”

“We are committed to a continuous engagement with our people to explain government policies, receive advice and criticism.”

“The carnal nature of man is that he places his tribe above others, but the only basis for the power and unity of the church is that there is no Jew or Gentile.”

“We don't have all the time in the world with oil. We have to use oil while it makes sense to do so.”

“If this government is doing the right thing by fighting corruption, the Church should support it.”

“Economic growth is not sustainable without nation-building and, even of greater importance, state building.”

“The most successful of the nations of the world are those who do not fall into the lure of secession but who, through thick and thin, forge unity in diversity.”

“The truth is that many, if not most, nations of the world are made up of different peoples - and cultures and beliefs and religions - who find themselves thrown together by circumstance.”

“The most important thing is that we are on the right path, and we will not deviate from it, even in the face of strong temptation to choose temporary gains over long-term benefits.”

“You are not born corrupt. We want to change that mind-set of the people.”

“In stabilizing the macroeconomic environment, we have focused on aligning fiscal with monetary policy and nudging the central bank toward the objective of more market-determined exchange rates.”