Many who now attack Obasanjo, with unusual bravery, were once among his most vocal praise singers – Gen. Danjuma, Professor Gana, Chief Tony Anenih just to mention a few. To them, I have a word borrowed from Aesop’s, c.550 BC, fable of The Sick Lion. Wrote Aesop: “Only cowards insult dying majesty.

 Dele Sobowale, Vanguard columnist, on Obasanjo’s critics.

Obasanjo is the most corrupt ruler in the country. We are talking about $16 billion spent in the name of power contracts. He awarded the money to contractors who are his partners.

Former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, criticising former President Obasanjo on the way he managed the country’s resources during his eight-year presidency.

There are only 30,000 tractors operating in Nigeria, which serve about 14million farming families in the country. This is against the four million tractors in India.

 Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, explaining why Nigeria’s food production is inadequate.

Men have done their own, but now, I wait for the Lord’s judgement.

Timipre Sylva, deposed governor of Bayelsa State, on the Appeal Court ruling that evicted him from office.

If the electoral process that brought him in was good, why is he reforming it?

Professor Tam David-West, former Petroleum Minister, sneering at the Electoral Reforms Committee set up by President Umar Yar’Adua.