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"Leadership is a sacred trust, and those entrusted with it must always place the welfare of the people above personal interest."

— Ahmadu Bello

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"My ambition is to help build a strong and united Nigeria in which every region can make its fullest contribution."

"I have dedicated myself to work untiringly for the progress and happiness of the people of the North."

I always remind people of our firmly rooted policy of religious tolerance. We have no intention of favoring one religion at the expense of another.

"Here in Northern Nigeria we have people of many different races, tribes and religions who are knit together by common history, common interest and common ideas. The things that unite us are stronger than the things that divide us."

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