“If we had our resources and nobody was stealing our oil as is being done now the Niger Delta region will develop.”

“If we look at the rankings for ports, there is no Nigerian port in Africa that is first 10.”

He said politicians would pay more attention to governance when more people show interest in how they are being governed or how their taxes are being utilized.

She restated UNICEF’s promise of $270m and said “UNICEF will be working with us to set up a humanitarian situation room.”

He urged Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo to rid the sector of “speculators”.

He also said the minister should ensure that the private sector thrives under his administration, as neglect would lead the country into a mess in regard to food security.

The state government is also introducing subsidised road transportation on major routes.

“When you’re consuming and you’re devaluing, you’re only digging your own grave.”

“Going forward, we need to really rethink how we fund a lot of things in education in our country.”

E“What is at stake here is the ego of the people involved. Every war can be ended with a dialogue from the beginning.”

“I can pardon the president who adds three or four new ministries but I want to see definition. What is it that these ministries are supposed to do differently?”

He also said that the mandate of ECOWAS, as an economic community, is not to impose themselves on a sovereign country.

He promised to work with all partners to redefine the future of the economy with gas.

“We’ve already agreed and fine tuned what will be required for the intervention,” they said.

“He has bought 80% of his needs from me. It’s not bad that he took some from any other place to make sure his security is working.

The high commissioner said the conflict should be resolved, not through one group’s beliefs, but in a way the world will benefit.

He said the youth need to look up to a leader that would be a role model and that is who Momoh is for them.

“NNPC is now a limited liability company. How come we still have a sole owner? Is it a one-man business?”

It also released 100,000 bags of rice to states as the states insist World Bank’s $800m support should be through cash transfers.

He said that the bandits were taking advantage of the situation to instill fear in Nigerians.