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Gbenga Daniel Quotes

born 1956 Nigeria

Gbenga Daniel (born 6 April 1956) is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Ogun State of Nigeria from 29 May 2003 to 29 May 2011.

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A night with hunger, I believe, is far better than four years of pains and struggle.

It is impossible to sell an item and still dictate to the buyer how to use it. Once the vote is purchased and sold, you cannot ask how they use what you have sold.

Some people gravitated towards Professor Wole Soyinka and because of him went to read literary arts; some would gravitate towards army generals but I was more or less attracted to him. That’s what happened and he was the main reason why I went to study Mechanical Engineering.

Deliberately so, all what happened then is what I call deliberate falsehood, formulated by political opponents and orchestrated by the media. I have described it correctly and I am not joking: tales by the moonlight, fiction by James Hardley Chase.

I watched the whole scenario on German television even at that time. He remains even in death one of the greatest professors of Mechanical Engineering with specialty in Mechanical Vibrations and Automatic Controls in history and his contribution to the body of knowledge in his chosen field remains indelible till date.

And in any case, if you examine my life journey, I do have more than enough reasons to praise the Lord. The Bible teaches us that if you know how to give thanks, then God would multiply your blessings.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Gbenga Daniel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.