QUOTES OF THE WEEK 
Published on July 19, 2010 by TheNEWS · No Comments
God didn’t start any religion. Religion is a man-made attempt to reach God. I am not a religious person at all; I am a practical person. I love God, I love people and I will do whatsoever I need to do, regardless of whether I am a plumber or a painter or a preacher to steer our nation in the right direction. Preaching is not my occupation, by training I am a lawyer, I am a businessman, preaching is my calling, I have done other things before I came into preaching.
– Fiery Lagos preacher, Pastor Tunde Bakare, explaining why he believes being a Christian does not preclude him from activism.
Nwodo
Yes, I said to the BBC and I repeat to you again that zoning in PDP has been jettisoned. There is no zoning on the ground. In 1999, there was zoning and only one northerner insisted on his inalienable right to contest against the zoning arrangement of the PDP.
– Okwesilieze Nwodo, Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, restating his position on the party’s zoning arrangement.
This is the best time to start learning to respect rules before going out to join the larger society. Otherwise, you may end up like you saw that day. I, therefore, want to apologise once again and to beg you to return and watch our proceedings in our normal sessions.
—Dimeji Bankole, Speaker, House of Representatives, apologising to the students of City Royal Secondary School, who were in the House during the recent free-for-all.