"We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure."

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"We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure."

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"Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we offered were patriotic while the paths we chose were well thought out."

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"Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy."

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"If you ask me to summarise our mission, I would put it this way: We were a military regime that sought to lay the foundations for freedom and liberty in a complex society."

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"There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian family is built on core values that will form the bedrock of the future society. We must showcase the ideals of family life and be models of family values."

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"At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people and communities live under severe deprivations and afflictions that are no fault of theirs."

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"Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting institutions."

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"Democracy opens new vistas and opportunities. We should use the opportunities it offers to correct past mistakes not to blunder anew."

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"For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications."

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