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How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across West Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram? They have to ask for mercenaries from South Africa? How the mighty has fallen! Muhammadu Buhari

We should have solved the current insecurity in the Northeast and South by now. Are the states able to shoulder the burden of the police? You cannot just give someone guns and ammunition, train him, and refuse to pay him. Muhammadu Buhari

The misappropriation of resources provided by the government for weapons means the Nigerian military is unable to beat Boko Haram. Muhammadu Buhari

Government Military Resources Unable Weapons Beat Provided Means Nigerian

I think we should be very worried because, with technology, Boko Haram and other terrorists have become very mobile in all continents, not only in Africa but also in Europe, America, and Asia. Muhammadu Buhari

Technology Become Think Other Worried Only Also Because Terrorists Continents Mobile Very America Africa Asia Should Europe

Those who embezzle public funds should be ready to face the consequences. Muhammadu Buhari

Face Consequences Those Ready Public Should Who Funds

The federal government of Nigeria has always preferred to talk to bona fide Boko Haram leaders about the release of the Chibok girls, but we must have a credible person or persons that will intervene, preferably United Nations or NGOs. Muhammadu Buhari

Government Will Girl United Nations Intervene Release Must About Federal Federal Government Leaders Talk Always Person Nations Preferred Persons United Credible Bona Bona Fide Nigeria

The foreign companies, especially oil prospects and development companies, have been in Nigeria for about two generations - 40 years and above and so on. So, they know the environment. They stayed that long. They continue to invest because they know the potential Nigeria has in oil and gas and the capacity of the people to learn and work hard. Muhammadu Buhari

Work People Work Hard Long Stayed About Above Potential Invest Environment Generations Development Prospects Know Learn Because Foreign Continue Been Years Oil Capacity Hard Companies Gas Nigeria Two

A lot of people hoped that I died during my ill health. Some even reached out to the vice-president to consider them to be his deputy because they assumed I was dead. Muhammadu Buhari

Health People Assumed Consider Out Hoped Some Reached Dead Because His Lot Died Them Deputy Ill Even

I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

You Problems Believe Solutions Find Also Should

The U.K. and the U.S. could not have been built today without Africa's aid. It is all the resources that were taken from Africa, including human, that built these countries today! So when they try to give back, we shouldn't be on the defensive. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Today Try Aid Defensive Back Resources Give Could Taken Countries Without Built Were Been Human Africa Including

From 1967 to '70, Nigeria fought a war - the Nigeria-Biafra war. And in the middle of that war, I was 14 years old. We spent much of our time with my mother cooking. For the army - my father joined the army as a brigadier - the Biafran army. We were on the Biafran side. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

War Time Army Cooking Mother Old Father Side Our Spent Our Time Joined Were Years Middle Much Fought Nigeria

When I became finance minister, they called me Okonjo-Wahala - or 'Trouble Woman.' It means 'I give you hell.' But I don't care what names they call me. I'm a fighter; I'm very focused on what I'm doing, and relentless in what I want to achieve, almost to a fault. If you get in my way, you get kicked. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Finance Me You Woman Fault Achieve Care Trouble Hell Fighter Kicked Way Relentless Focused Minister Give Almost Names Call Became Doing Very Get Want Means

It is better we disintegrate in peace and not in pieces. Nnamdi Azikiwe

Peace Better Pieces

I would try to write 'realistic' fiction, and someone would fly, or there would be a black hole full of demons or a girl who attracted frogs. Nnedi Okorafor

Try Fly Black Girl Realistic Would Would-Be Black Hole Someone Write Attracted Demons Frogs Fiction Hole Full Who

'Who Fears Death' addresses the push and pull in African culture that powerful women face when their culture has certain duties and beliefs that can stifle them. Nnedi Okorafor

Death Culture Women Face Fears Address Push Powerful Stifle Duties African Them Certain Who Beliefs Pull

I think speculative fiction has fewer unspoken prerequisites than literary fiction for writers of color. Nnedi Okorafor

Think Color Writers Unspoken Than Fewer Fiction Literary Literary Fiction Speculative

There's a story in 'Kabu Kabu' called 'Bakasi Man' where I got to explore the mind of a 'bad man.' It was fun. Nnedi Okorafor

Man Mind Bad Bad Man Got Where Story Explore Fun

I love and am terrified of the water, particularly the ocean. Nnedi Okorafor

Love Water Ocean Particularly Terrified Am

I love ocean life. I'm fascinated that so much of it remains unexplored by human beings. Diluted seawater consisted of nearly the same concentration of elements and minerals as blood plasma. They've got the same amount of sodium, too. Nnedi Okorafor

Listening to the type of music I grew up with, like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and experiencing different things and conditions and hardship, as well as the good times in Nigeria, has definitely carved me into who I am. Nneka

Music Good Me Listening King Type Definitely Sunny Carved Good Times Like Well Am Conditions Up Times Different Experiencing Grew Who Different Things Things Hardship Nigeria

I must be true to myself within my music or I would be a liar. Nneka

Music Myself Liar Be True Must Would Would-Be True Within

Everything that the West is today is predominantly because of Africa. Nneka

Today Everything Because West Africa

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