# Bola Tinubu

Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu, GCFR, (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current president of Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007; and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic.

## Quotes
### 1990s
#### 1999

* As flag-bearers, we are not unmindful of the heavy burden and responsibility that we carry. We are not unmindful of the huge expectations of our people, young and old, man and woman, able and disabled. Nor are we unmindful of the misery and poverty that the generality of our people have had to endure almost forty years after Independence.
** Inaugural speech as Governor of Lagos State.(May 1999)

### 2020s
#### 2020

* The Corona crisis will shrink the inflow of dollars. Hopefully, this is temporary, no more than a few months. CBN can allow some downward pressure on the naira without energetically intervening to defend the exchange rate. Only if and when the rate seems that it might dip precipitously should the CBN intervene.
** Adresses Federal Government on COVID-19:(April 2020)
* Those who suffered casualties during the gunshot need to answer some questions too. How are they there? How long where they there? What kind of characters are they? Even-though we want to help we still must extract information to help the government prepare in future or understand how and when to react.
** Speaking to the Press on ENDSARs shooting

### 2022 Presidential Campaign

* The other candidates are all good men. But I sincerely believe I am the person this moment calls for.
* I humbly ask that you nominate me as the party’s presidential candidate. Together we shall forge an even better party and a greater Nigeria.
* I have the experience. I led the transformation of Lagos from a dangerous, unwelcoming place in 1999 to a clean, safe, and vibrant place and the 5th largest economy in all of Africa. I am a serious man with a serious purpose and I will use all that I know and all of my abilities to the benefit of the people.
** "Full text of the abridged speech read by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the APC Convention on Tuesday night", Daily Post, 8 May 2022

#### 2023

* Over six decades ago, our founding fathers gave bravely of themselves to place Nigeria on the map as an independent nation.
** Inaugural Speech as President
* The peaceful transition from one government to another is now our political tradition. This handover symbolizes our trust in God, our enduring faith in representative governance and our belief in our ability to reshape this nation into the society it was always meant to be.
** Inaugural Speech as President
* We must promote unity and stability for all. Whether you voted for me during the elections, or not, I am your President. I will work on your behalf to ensure a turning point of prosperity.
** "Details of Tinubu’s meeting with David Alaba, Oga, other Nigerians in diaspora", Daily Post, 24 May 2023, retrieved on 2023-05-25

### Viral quotes

* No matter how short you are, you get out, you will see the sky.
* Let the poor breath, don't suffocate them.
* A creative mind is a fertile land for growth.
Popular quotes
* “We must make concerted efforts to banish poverty from Nigeria. To rid Nigeria of poverty is indeed a task that must be done”
* “The hallmark of every nation is the wellbeing of its citizens.”
* “You can’t eat a good banana without its peels.”
* “Creation is always more difficult than destruction; greed is easier than greatness.”
* “If you want me to do something for you, line up in an orderly manner. Then I can share my peanuts”.
* “Through politics, we would build an unbreakable team that will make Nigeria great.”
* “If borrowing is a crime stop using Mercedes and Lexus.”
* “I plan for betrayal, I plan for backstabbing, I also plan for reunion and forgiveness long before they happen. In life, I expect nothing, I expect anything, I expect everything.”
* “It’s easy for those who are greedy to think that change is easy. Change is not about comfort of today, but the success of tomorrow.”
* “A town hall different from bala blu blu blu bulaba.”
* “Progress isn’t about killing each other. It is not. Love is about embracing one another. If I disagree with you today, tomorrow we might agree and build a nation.”
* “We are a reviving nation and before a nation becomes a golden egg, we must sweat and you must sweat.
* “You choose to step down so that I will do a better job, you trust my brain that I am a thinker and a doer.”
* “We can revive our economy, compete with other nations, and beat nations like Morocco. Yes we can and by the grace of God we will.”
* “We are yet to generate electricity to even roast boli”
* “We are here to present a new future to you. A future of a country that is so rich, endowed, and highly populated. Very dynamic, unique in its culture, tradition, and ethnicity”
* “The climate change and proff; how do you prevent a church rat from eating a poisoned holy Communion”.
* We are not poor in knowledge. We are not poor in human resources. We are only poor in management and leadership, and that is why I ran for president, to help all of us mould the soul of our country in the right direction.”
* “Do not procrastinate. Don’t be frightened about investments in Nigeria. Bring it on. Ask your questions and make your requests.”
* “In politics you can’t be a spectator and hope to succeed. It is like a football game. In the course of playing you sustain injuries and have bruises. You nurse your injuries and continue to play. Thats the only way you can win.”
* “I am in the news more because I’m working, Nigerians discuss active men in the field.
* “Mentoring any negative news about me will double the wealth of any news media that published it.”
* “My name today ls a financial market for journalists, not even elected politicians get the publicity l am enjoying.”
* Go and work till mentioning your name becomes a source of increased wealth for someone. Even my weakness create wealth for vendors”
* “If not for me that led the war front, Buhari won’t have emerged. He contested first, second and third times, but lost. He even said on television that he won’t contest again.
* “Since he has emerged I have not been appointed Minister. I didn’t get nor request a contract. This time, it’s Yoruba’s turn and in Yorubaland, it’s my turn.”
* “They are planning to rig the elections but be ready to protect your votes. It is going to be rig and roast
* When a farmer gets to the river the cloud of injustice is diminished.”
* “A father is a mother of a child when the child is childless”.
* “If they ask you what APC has done, tell them to shurrup”
* “Turn the so-called Yahoo boys into experts in manufacturing and creation of chips”
* “Is it for eba, is it for garri? Is it for beans and dodo?
* “You can’t eat corn when its maize is planted
* “I use the best hand, the best brain, the best experience for the job
* “Getting over, managing anger, is a shorter of life, then we would have failed in maturity”
* A nation of freedom of everything, speech, collaboration and visitation to elder statesman”
* “You are looking at the sky of who you are, a preliminary man today”
* “We inherited speaking in tongues from the Bible, but our diversity is a promise for prosperity
* “When you take away the right of citizens to fair hearing in any democracy, you have committed a crime, and you have set the nation on the path of instability and destruction.”
* “I study them and strategically execute them, my detractors discuss my successes and failure because they have nothing to execute.”