See What Former President, Goodluck Has to Say As Turns 58 Today

                     Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

The Ex-president known to be a man of peace who visited countries as a peace emissary and has been recentlyhailed by the former president of United States of America, Jimmy Carter as the symbol of democracy in Africa has alot of Nigerians celebrating with him as he turns 58 today. Below are his quotes:

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The stronger the boat of (democracy), the more it is able to meet the challenges of its voyage and deliver on its promise to citizens.

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The air of freedom we breathe today is the result of the sacrifices of thousands of pro-democracy activists, human rights campaigners and others who organised as civil society.

 

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My political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.

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In the comfort of our offices, let us not forget that majority of our people live below the poverty line.

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Any society or country that closes the vital valves of its democratic space cannot develop at a reasonable pace

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Democracy is a journey that every nation mindful of advancing the liberty of its citizens must undertake.

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Nobody should rig for me. I am assuring Nigerians that though I am contesting, nobody must manipulate votes in my favour. Our votes must count.

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I congratulate the candidates of the other political parties. I regard them not as opponents but as partners.

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In presenting myself for service, I make no pretense that I have a magic wand that will solve all of Nigeria’s problems or that I am the most intelligent Nigerian.

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I have come to launch a campaign of ideas, not one of calumny. I have come to preach love, not hate. I have come to break you away from divisive tendencies of the past which have slowed our drive to true nationhood. I have no enemies to fight. You are all my friends and we share a common destiny.

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Democracy calls for sacrifice and tolerance an open ear and a strong voice.

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I believe in the politics of give and take.

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Separation of power is not separation of government.

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Our unity is firm, our purpose strong, our determination unshakable.

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Being a Nigerian is a blessing (and) a great responsibility.

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Our founding fathers… did not dream of a country where neighbours and friends would exchange bullets in place of handshakes.

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I prefer to see the silver lining in the dark cloud rather than the dark cloud in the silver lining.

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We may not have overcome our challenges, but neither have our challenges overcome us.

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We are not sworn enemies… We are neighbours who sometimes offend each other, but can always sit down to talk over our differences.

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Over-dependence on oil has put an unpleasant bracket in our national economic freedom.

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Economic diplomacy does not need to be a zero-sum game where the gain of partner automatically translates to the loss of the other.

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Peace and security are the barest irreducible conditions for social and economic development.

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I am loyal to Nigeria’s economy. I don’t have accounts or property abroad. All my children live and school in Nigeria.

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Cynicism and scepticism will not help our journey to greatness. Let us all believe in a new Nigeria.

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The goal of achieving positive macroeconomic stability is no end in itself.

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I have no intention to inflict pain on Nigerians. To save Nigeria, we must all be prepared to make sacrifices.

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While we may not have landed a spaceship on the moon or developed nuclear technology, our inventors and innovators have made globally acknowledged contributions

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Transformation in my view simply means taking what you have and making the best of it and in so doing produce results that can bring about a paradigm shift.

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I want to assure Nigerians that crude oil is not our ‘Black Gold.’ The real ‘Black Gold’ of Nigeria are her people and they can grow in value from gold to diamond via education.

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Let me put you on notice: the assignment of offices is not an allocation of privileges.

 

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Nigeria is a nation of resilient people. We will never yield to the forces of darkness. Nigeria will never ever, disintegrate.

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The quality of governance is as good as the quality of the civil service.

 

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The best advertisement for good governance is its positive expressions of happiness in the lives of the governed.

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In my early days in school, I had no shoes, no school bags. I carried my books in my hands but never despaired; no car to take me to school, but I never despaired. There were days I had only one meal but I never despaired. I walked miles and crossed rivers to school every day, but I never despaired. Didn’t have power, didn’t have generators, studied with lanterns, but I never despaired. In spite of these, I finished secondary school attended the University of Port Harcourt and now hold a doctorate degree.

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I was not born rich and in my youth, I never imagined that I would be where I am today, but not once did I ever give up.

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As the most populous black nation on earth it seems our manifest destiny is to champion the cause of African emancipation and integration.

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African renaissance remains an unfinished business, but the work that remains should not stop us from focusing on new priorities and challenges.

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On the football field, nobody cares who scores for Nigeria. You can be a Musa or a Moses; you can be a Christopher or a Mustapha, nobody cares.

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We have a duty to stand firm against those who threaten the sovereign integrity of the Nigerian state. Our will is strong, because our faith lies in the indivisibility of Nigeria.

 

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Nigerians are peace-loving people; these sad events perpetrated by those who do not wish our nation well have not changed the essential character of our people.

 

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Africa must declare an end to the era of self-inflicted wars and conflicts.

 

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Africa must turn its begging bowls into baskets of prosperity and opportunity.

 

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It is the supreme task of this generation to give hope to the hopeless strength to the weak and protection to the defenseless.

 

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We must develop a democratic culture in which the will of the people will be treated as sacred and be immune to subversion by anti-democratic elements.

 

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As we strive to advance our democratic development, there will be times when our will shall be tested, our patience provoked and our belief questioned.

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The beauty of democracy is that its practice is never final and always has room for improvement no matter how old a democratic society may be. Where we falter we must not fall. When we are weak, we must not surrender.

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