Sentences with phrase «for selfish interest»

All the party leaders must work together, so our working together and their visits to my office were not for selfish interest or about our ambitions alone.

I think that most uses of punishment are very much for selfish interests, such as defending your position in the group.

Liberation theologians want to make sure that Christian faith will not be used as ideological support for selfish interests and repressive situations.

In conclusion Kwaku Manu advised Ghanaians not to put their trust in any political party because our leaders always use us during elections for their selfish interest.

Boms maintained that, «Such act was not right for a party that want to take over power in 2019 encouraged party faithful not to participate in an illegality perpetrated by some party leaders for selfish interests.»

The youths said they were planning a national peace summit in Abuja early next month as a means of bringing together youths from all parts of the country to brainstorm on the way forward for Nigeria instead of seeking to divide the nation for selfish interest.

The pro-government group accused the Nigeria Labor Congress of deliberately sabotaging the genuine commitment of the state government to transform the educational sector for their selfish interests.

We hope that you don't become hardened to wise counsel and dispassionate criticism; and we also hope that you don't become a weakling or a walkover for the selfish interests of some individuals or groups.

In July, President Buhari said he was averse to including the private sector players in his economic team because they were used to exploiting government policies for their selfish interests.

Abubakar further said he wanted to become Nigerian president not for his selfish interest, but that he was determined at enthroning rule of law, internal democracy and progress in the country.

«The governors controlling AD states then (Olusegun Osoba, Ogun; Adeniyi Adebayo, Ekiti; Lam Adesina, Oyo; Adebisi Akande, Osun; and Bola Tinubu, Lagos) were with him (Obasanjo) for their selfish interest.

Mr. President should therefore bear in mind that these governors are not persuading him to run not because they love him but for their selfish interest.»