My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.

Femi Fani Kayode is my boy. Provide him food, he will eat and then sing for you. He’s a smart boy

I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.

Even Jesus Christ cannot conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria.

To feed our people we must first feed our soil

My gut feelings and my faith tell me that until God shuts a door, no human can shut it.

Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.

School is not meant for the poor, only for the rich.

Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.

Democracy should be nurtured and sustained in Nigeria and in our part of the world

What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted.

I was coming to see the heavier your heart got, the strongest you had to be to keep carrying it around.

If you follow the rules, it's your own fault.

What do we want from each other after we have told our stories

The thing about the classics it that they are such great characters, they have a great deal of depth and different layers to them. I always find that very stimulating to play.

Will.i.am and I performed at Wango Tango. That's when my daughter said that I had made it in music.

I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it.

Saying 'Preach the Gospel Daily, use words if necessary' is like saying 'Feed the hungry, use food if necessary.'

We think of politics in terms of power and who has the power. Politics is the end to which that power is put.

I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.

I have made a lot of career mistakes, a lot and I have made a lot of personal ones too!