QUOTES OF THE WEEK   

Soyinka.

It is not enough to sit here and insist that there should be and there must be a new voters’ register. You must decide what to do if those who are in charge of the process of restoring your voice to you refuse to listen to you.

—Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, urging Nigerians to insist on a credible voters’ register as a condition for achieving credible elections.

Keyamo

The recent breakdown of law and order on the floor of the House, leading to injuries, assault and damage to properties is a direct result of the loss of moral and political authority of leadership of the House of Representatives. When I raised these allegations sometime ago, they thought they could bury them. Now, I have been vindicated.

—Festus Keyamo, lawyer and rights activist, on the crisis in the House of Representatives.

Dickson Etuhu

You would have put your house on him to score that, but everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. We had our chances but weren’t good enough to finish them and it’s over now. He is a top striker, a great player and I love playing with him. It could have happened to anyone and it’s done now.

—Dickson Etuhu, Super Eagles midfielder, on Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s astonishing miss in front of an open goal.

Jonathan.

When we nominated Professor Attahiru Jega, some members of our party asked me: ‘Jonathan, do you really want the PDP to win these elections?’ They said the nominee is a radical, who would not succumb to any pressure. But I told them we must work hard and present the best candidates because there will be no room for manipulation.

—President Goodluck Jonathan, on his choice of Professor Attahiru Jega as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission.