20 Famous Quotes of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (born 29 March 1952) is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. He was the governor of Lagos State between 1999 to 2007 and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is well known for quotes that sometimes evoke reactions from citizens. In this article, RNN will be highlighting 20 of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s famous quotes. These quotes are compiled from his view on Nigeria politics, acceptance speech, personal life, political ambitions, education, popularity, Nigeria media & press,  Social & domestic issues and the Nigerian youths.

Here are  20 famous quotes from Mr President;

1. “I plan for betrayal, I plan for backstabbing, I also plan for reunion and forgiveness long before they happen. In life, I expect nothing, I expect anything, I expect everything.”
2. “Through politics, we would build an unbreakable team that will make Nigeria great.”
3. “To you all, take this opportunity to tell Nigerians we are not the barbaric humans they think we are.”
4. “Progress isn’t about killing each other. It is not. Love is about embracing one another. If I disagree with you today, tomorrow we might agree and build a nation.”
5. “We are a reviving nation and before a nation becomes a golden egg, we must sweat and you must sweat.”
6. “I stand before you today not as the national leader and member of the APC. I‘m not here as Asiwaju, a former Senator, or a former Governor. Today, I rest these titles. Thus, I stand before you simply as Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Nigerian, who has dedicated most of his adult life to the progress of this nation”
7. “We can revive our economy, compete with other nations, and beat nations like Morocco. Yes, we can and by the grace of God we will.”
8. “Today is the only day I am intoxicated with victory.”
9. “Education is the greatest weapon against poverty. We cannot innovate without education. We need a leader that is a thinker and a doer.”
10. “When you take away the right of citizens to fair hearing in any democracy, you have committed a crime, and you have set the nation on the path of instability and destruction.”

11. “I use the best hand, the best brain, the best experience for the job.”

12.  “The hallmark of every nation is the well-being of its citizens.”

13. “In politics, you can’t be a spectator and hope to succeed. It is like a football game. In the course of playing you sustain injuries and have bruises. You nurse your injuries and continue to play. That’s the only way you can win.”

14. “If you want me to do something for you, line up in an orderly manner. Then I can share my peanuts.”

15.“ I am in the news more because I’m working, Nigerians discuss active men in the field.”

16. “Mentoring any negative news about me will double the wealth of any news media that published it.”

17. “My name today is a financial market for journalists, not even elected politicians get the publicity l am enjoying.”

18. “ The time for a common sense revolution has come to Nigeria. In calling for a commonsense revolution, I do not advocate violence. I abhor it. That is not the type of revolution we seek. This revolution is strong but peaceful. It is a revolution to use our votes to throw out ineffective leaders. It is a demand for true electoral democracy and the responsive leadership associated with it. It is a revolution to rescue us from violence, injustice and poverty.”

19.  “We fight no one and hate no one. We are all Nigerians. However, some things we do to each other must stop. We are better than how we seem and how the nation now performs. We must commit ourselves to our better nature so that we may enjoy a better nation. This does not require any special genius. All it requires is common sense to recognize we share a common fate and destiny. In your hands and actions lies so much of my future and in my hands, lies much of yours.”

20. “ You will grow old and become president. But I will become the president first.”

In conclusion, It is veracious that quotations not only serve to reinforce your claims and boost your credibility but also have the potentials to stimulate the mind and unlock a more intimate connection with your audience.

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