Herbert Macaulay

"I have had experience of a period of over half a century as a West African journalist in practical politics."

"As the moustache and my bow tie are both parallel and inseparable on my dress and person; so shall they be at par, and united with their Southern brethren."

"To every full-blooded African, I give and bequeath an annuity of 365 cheery days, 52 merry weeks and 12 happy months."

"Mark time for four days—advance to victory, God's speed."

"Keep the flag flying."

True patriotism requires us to defend the rights of the weakest among us against the high-handedness of arbitrary power.

We must resist any form of legislation that seeks to alienate the native peoples of Nigeria from their ancestral lands.

The standard of education must be elevated to meet the requirements of a progressive people who seek to manage their own affairs.

The dimensions of the true greatness of any nation are to be measured by the status of its citizens, the character of its institutions, and the wisdom of its leaders.

The Nigerian National Democratic Party is not a party of a section of the community, it is a party of all Nigeria, designed to protect the rights of all citizens.