Fellow nairalanders I have come across a couple of silly comments made by our leaders. Unfortunately I never thought to write them down (especially considering how baffling they are). So I thought we could have a thread on that, so pls post as accurately as possible and let us know who said what. Thanks

This election will be a do or die affair - OBJ

There cannot be two kings in a palace - Alao Akala

‘’The President continues to hold Professor Achebe in very high esteem inspite of his regrettable decision which may have been borne out of misinformation as to the true state of affairs in Nigeria’’ -Goodluck Jonathan

'At 50 Britain was still battling with King Arthur and the Knights of the round table, so Nigeria is not doing too badly (or something similar to that effect)- Diezani Madueke

I dey laugh - Obj.

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‘’The President continues to hold Professor Achebe in very high esteem inspite of his regrettable decision which may have been borne out of misinformation as to the true state of affairs in Nigeria’’ -Goodluck Jonathan

I dey kampe - OBJ

South West is too educated to b left in the hand of RASCALs.lol, GEJ

I am from the Niger Delta, my father's house is few metres from an oil-well, so nobody can claim to be a Niger Deltan than myself. What happened yesterday (independence day bomb blast) was a terrorist act and MEND was just used as a straw; MEND is not a terrorist group.  -  GEJ

We came second in the country, even though schools have been on strike for the past six months. :or, Chinwoke Mbadinuju 2002(while congratulating anambra students that excelled in waec)

I have no shoes - jonathan

What is Central on the Minds of Nigerians is the creation of new states - David Mark

1: How about Boko-Haram and Security
2: Over-bloated expenditure on salaries/allowances of public officials
3: Power
4: Transport

Infact i wish for David Mark to Fall down and die!!! this instant

Even Jesus Christ cannot conduct free and fair elections in Nigeria - OBJ

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Dumbest comment by Nigerian leaders - "I want to reasure Nigerians that we have the situation under control"!

lagerwhenindoubt:

What is Central on the Minds of Nigerians is the creation of new states - David Mark

1: How about Boko-Haram and Security
2: Over-bloated expenditure on salaries/allowances of public officials
3: Power
4: Transport

Infact i wish for David Mark to Fall down and die!!! this instant

Because his idoma brothers are looking up to him for akpa state.

"Politics is about give and take", Oketokun(Former speaker ,Ogun-State)

I found this school for the masses,and the school fees is 840,000, Atiku

Soyinka to OBJ - Third term is supporter of APC mentality , Very smart one  

stoutlady:

'At 50 Britain was still battling with King Arthur and the Knights of the round table, so Nigeria is not doing too badly (or something similar to that effect)- Diezani Madueke

This has got to be the dumbest.

I will make him a king of yesterday, Gbenga Daniel

Female Minister weeps at Ore

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:oI like this thread. Posterity will sure judge them. I'll be back with weirdest/dumbest comments from our dumb leaders

If you want to be a politician in Nigerian,you must have OKIGBE,you must have ONDE,AKARABA,etc, Lam Adesina

'Terrorism happens everywhere.Maybe now it's our turn'-GEJ

We welcome our honourable echocho, the Kogi state PDP ''governotorial'' candidate - name witheld

'My proposed 7 year single term was misunderstood' - GEJ

OBJ (second term): Fuel subsidy have to be removed because smugglers are making huge profit illegally exporting the product to neighboring west African countries thereby causing scarcity in Nigeria.

As if the whole of West Africa have the human and industrial population to suck-up such a huge volume of the product. Abi dem dey drink fuel for ghana?

"The worth of the life of a child born and bred in Kano cannot be compared to that of a child born and bred in the United States" -Yakubu Gowon ( fighting for Pfizer against his own people)  

I will rather kill myself than commit suicide- Dame Patience Jonathan