QUOTES OF THE WEEK   

• Kassim Afegbua.

The reported endorsement of the undeclared intention of President Jonathan by the South-West  PDP does not reflect the actual permutations on ground.

–Kassim Afegbua, spokesman of Babangida Campaign Organisation, condemning the Peoples  Democratic Party, PDP, South-West zone, for supporting Goodluck Jonathan’s 2011 presidential  bid.

People like Babangida, who presided over the affairs of the country, have nothing to show as  their contributions to the development of the North.

–Alhaji Hassan Sani Kontagora, challenging General Babangida to present his scorecard on the  development of the North.

It was a good ball-striking day. Well, it was backswing, downswing and follow through. It’s  exciting to hit the ball flush like this again. It’s something I’ve been missing all year.

–Tiger Woods, at the Barclays Open, two days after his divorce from Elin Nordegren was  finalised.

Rotimi-Akeredolu

It is indeed a jurisprudential novelty to have the inclusion of the avaricous fancies of our  legislators become law without the assent of the president. The law is clear on how this can  happen. Until the President refuses to give his assent, no assembly can foist their  preference on us.

–Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, former NBA president, on the controversy dogging the National  Assembly’s position that the presidential assent is not necessary for the amended 1999  Constitution to become operational.

You are really an impossible man! I told you that this issue is part of an existing  agreement. It is not that the North is greedy or not greedy. We have an existing agreement.  The agreement was done by Nigerians. Because the North is saying that the presidency should  remain in the North is a sign of greed? No.

—Elder statesman, Adamu Ciroma denying that the insistence on zoning by some northern  leaders suggests that the north is power hungry.