As President Muhammadu Buhari’s government prepares to commemorate its one year in office, Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo, on Thursday, held a media forum to discuss the achievements, plan and vision of the administration.

Here are 15 notable quotes from what the Vice President said during the media forum.

1) “Budget implementation has started. We will start making payments for the big-ticket infrastructure items very soon.”

2) “My firm view is that the wanton destruction of oil pipelines and export faculties is criminal conduct.”

3) “We’re engaging with every sector in the Niger Delta. When people have genuine grievances, we must engage with them.”

4) “We have a line in the budget for recovered funds; our plan is to utilize the money as transparently as possible.”

5) “Focus of government is on primary health care. This is because the majority of Nigerians access healthcare from those centers.”

6) Speaking on health, the VP said: “Involving private sector is most significant way of ensuring sustainability and efficiency.”

7) On police reform, Osinbajo stated: “I now get a report from the Police virtually every week, about what’s happening nationwide.”

8) President Buhari “is about to launch the cleanup of the Niger Delta, which is first time any govt is taking serious steps in this regard.”

9) “I was doing far better as a lawyer in Lagos, in terms of earnings, than as [Vice Pres]. I’m not complaining though.”

10) President Buhari “is an extremely frugal person, and this is clear from his lifestyle. I can tell you he’s cut a lot of [govt] waste.”

11) President Buhari “is extremely open to criticism of his own policies and positions. But he also has his own positions, as he should.”

12) “Kebbi already producing close to 1 million metric tonnes of paddy rice annually, without any fancy farms.”

13) “We’re committed to building a country where integrity is the rule & corruption is the exception, not the other way round.”

14) President Buhari is “not interested in making money or awarding contracts. Same goes for me. Public service has to be public service.”

15) “We’re currently investigating embezzled military funds to the tune of $15 billion. That’s half our FX reserves.”