[Mhiz Rebecca]

1. “We want to thank the President for bringing Facebook to
Nigeria”
– Information Minister Labaran Maku.
The official dropped this remark December 20, 2010, while
speaking during Goodluck Jonathan’s ‘Facebook’ book launch in
Lagos. Although Maku tried to thank GEJ for introducing social
networking to Nigerian politics, the phrase immediately turned into
a social joke.

2. “With all due respect, if Jesus Christ could come to the world
and be the chairman of INEC, any election he would conduct will
be disputed.” – Olusegun Obasanjo
OBJ said this in 2010 in Abuja reacting to the removal of
Professor Maurice Iwu as INEC chairman. Unsurprisingly, he came
under fire over the statement as Nigerians accused the
former President of blasphemy.

3. “Over 70% of what they call corruption in Nigeria, is mere
common theft. – Goodluck Jonathan
This one was shortly tagged “stealing is not corruption”. President
said this in May, 2014, during the Presidential Media Chat.
Reactions were not long in arriving, as the comment went viral
immediately. Twitter and Facebook users joked that now they
were relieved to know that there was no corruption among
Nigerian politicians… only mere stealing.

4. “God is a democrat, does not support rigging but if you rig and
succeed, that means God approves of it.” – Jonah Jang
Plateau State governor made the statement in May, 2013, after
having emerged the chairman Nigerian Governors’ Forum. Jang
insisted that God helped him defeat his major opponent, Rotimi
Amaechi.
5. “Ojukwu is a great man,he died but his manhood lives on” –
Patience Jonathan.
Of course Dame Patience put a noble meaning into the word
“manhood”, however Internet users did not miss the opportunity to
have a good laugh upon hearing it. It is worth mentioning that the
First Lady is often attacked in social media over grammatical
blunders in her speech.
6. “Go and die” – Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole said to
a widowed woman
The incident happened as the woman knelt before
Oshiomhole begging for her little means of livelihood to be saved.
After which he shouted out the infamous phrase.
Not funny at all, which was immediately noticed by Nigerians. The
video of the great humiliation surfaced online and got people
furious. Soon the governor apologized to the widow, donated N2
million to her and offered help with employment.
7. “My fellow widows…” another pearl from Patience Jonathan as
a special treat
This way the First Lady started her speech in March, 2011, as she
addressed women who lost their husbands.
8. “I will not die. I drink bottled water. You do not drink bottled
water.” – Rotimi Amaechi
Rivers State governor went emptional during his last year’s rally
speech held in Port Harcourt.
And now we can only guess what Nigeria will be recalling from
the 2015 electoral campaign, years later…