Nigeria, June 6 -- "When we came in 1999, we were absolutely clear on one thing. I said that there should be no business as usual and as you can see, there is no business as usual and I also said that I cannot promise to give Nigeria everything, but I can promise to give Nigeria leadership. Try me there and you will not find me wanting." - President Olusegun Obasanjo during his tenure as Nigerian leader.

In 2007, when he was in control of the nation's seat of power, former President Obasanjo also said that whenever a leader is focused, there will be pressure, there will be intimidation, and there will be blackmail, but all he knows is that he is too big to be pocketed.

You may wonder why I began this brief write-up with those references...