Nigeria 2015 Election: Quotes Part 1

"I made it absolutely clear that the May 29th handover date is sacrosanct." - President Jonathan


"I never had a foreign account since I finished my course in the USA, India and the UK. I never owned any property outside Nigeria. Never." - General Buhari

"In order to strengthen the unity and continue existence of Nigeria, I call on the federal Government to desist from using the military for partisan politics. This is to avoid the military from being divided along ethnic and regional lines which is dangerous to the defence of the nation. I remain a patriotic Nigerian and a loyal professional Army officer." - Captain Sagir Koli   

"I emphasised to Secretary Kerry that I am deeply committed to ensuring that our forthcoming election is free, fair, and credible." - President Jonathan

"Our prayers is that all change agents never forget why we are doing what we are doing: to make Nigeria better" - Prof Yemi Osinbajo

"I will not vote and I will not encourage anyone to vote for the continuation of this government, simply because your colleagues numbering over 200 were kidnapped." - Wole Soyinka

"Don't even think of voting for Jonathan, he has truly failed" - Wole Soyinka

"The ultimate plan playing-out, the Boko Haram excuse 'joker card' being played to push postponement and buy time to wear out opposition finances" - Sambo  Dasuki

"I served in the State Executive Council with Dr, Goodluck Jonathan and I questioned one of his series of contracts he used in siphoning the Bayelsa State treasury was his singular approval of Two Billion Naira for sand stock piling at Yenogoa for Bayelsa indigenes to park and use to start a building project I stood up to oppose it... Two Billion Naira was paid but a drop of sand was not dropped." - Frank Akpoebi

"Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has invested in five business men who are highly celebrated Billionaires in Nigeria. And three of them came back to raise election funds to sponsor him to increase his investment on them while Nigerians will continue to live in poverty, deprivation and insecurity. This is a vicious circle and we must not continue with it." - Frank Akpoebi

"Buhari cannot listen to anyone about his certificates because as a General of Nigeria Army, he will speak when he chooses not by Femi Fani Kayode and Okupe asking him. Fayose and other corrupt people including Kashamu do not want Buhari because of his anti- corruption slogan. “even Jonathan did not finish his PhD course but when it was presented we stated that, it does not matter but many people do not know because it was PDP thing. I see Buhari as the next President and Jonathan is aware of that, and that is the reason they are hitting him everywhere to put confusion in his camp." - Olusegun Obasanjo

"Compared with the 2011 General Elections, for instance, our systems are definitely more robust. We believe that we are ready for the elections as planned."  - Attahiru Jega