Tag: Professor Pat Utomi

2027: Falana, Ezekwesili, Utomi, others threaten legal action against NASS, Police

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Falana, others threaten NASS, Police

An advocacy group, the “Movement for Credible Elections’ (MCE) has vowed to institute what it described as a formidable legal action against the National Assembly and the Nigeria Police for brutalising citizens protesting peacefully at the National Assembly for credible electoral frameworks for the 2027 elections. Leaders of the Steering Council of the newlyjlaunched MCE include Usman Bugaje, Pat Utomi, Ayuba Wabba, Oby Ezekwesili, Femi Falana (SAN), Amb Nkoyo Toyo, Hajia Bilkisu Magoro, Ene Obi, Salisu Mohammed, Bala Zakka, among others. In an issued statement on Wednesday by its Head…

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“FG, state govts building flyovers to nowhere while people starve” – Pat Utomi 

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Pat Utomi

Former presidential candidate, Professor Pat Utomi has stated that Nigeria must move from sentimental thinking to rational planning if it is to overcome its challenges.Japan trip. Utomi, a political economist and former presidential adviser, said this yesterday, in a post on X. He recalled being asked by an elder what could save the country. “I said we have to move from thinking with our eyes and heart to thinking with our brains”, he wrote. He said the elder was confused by the response. Utomi added that Nigerians are often impressed…

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Pat Utomi reveals identities of ‘shadow government.’ members

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Pat Utomi reveals

Political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has unveiled a list of individuals who make up Nigeria’s first formal “shadow government”, a move he says is aimed at offering credible alternatives to the policies of the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Speaking from the United States, Utomi clarified that the shadow cabinet is not a rebellion or a challenge to state authority, but rather a constitutionally grounded effort to deepen Nigeria’s democracy through constructive opposition. “This shadow government is not a claim to executive power, nor is it an attempt to create a parallel…

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DSS sues Pat Utomi over ‘shadow govt.’ creation

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DSS sues Pat Utomi

The Department of State Services, (DSS), has sued a former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, accusing him of attempting to illegally usurp President Bola Tinubu’s executive powers by setting up a ‘shadow government’ in the country. The DSS, in a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, prayed the court to declare the move as an attack on the constitution. In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025, Utomi, the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is sued as sole defendant. The security outfit, in the suit filed…

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FG kicks, as Utomi launches ‘shadow government’ cabinet 

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Utomi launches shadow govt.

A professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has announced the formation of a ‘shadow government’. The initiative, launched virtually on Monday, under the banner of the ‘Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government’, aims to serve as a credible opposition to the President Bola Tinubu administration. A shadow government is a group of opposition members that mimics the structure and cabinet of the actual government. It is common in a parliamentary system of government. According to Utomi, his shadow government is a “national emergency response” to the Tinubu administration. He said the…

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National Cakescramble: “Citizens have to take back the country”PatUtomi

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Pat Utomi

…Says a political party cannot save Nigeria A professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has said a political party cannot save Nigeria from its current situation, urging citizens to take back the country. Utomi said this during an interview on a television programme on Monday, stating that the Nigerian political class destroyed the future of the country. Politicians cannot save you in Nigeria; a political party cannot save you, citizens have to take back their country. Thats the truth of the matter, the former presidential candidate said. Utomi said Nigerian…

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‘Nigeria structured by politicians to encourage corruption’ Pat Utomi

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The Convener of the National Consultative Front, (NCF), Professor Pat Utomi, has said Nigeria is structured by politicians to encourage corruption. Utomi made this assertion in an interview during a television programme yesterday. According to the economist, Nigerias current economy is faced with challenges because politicians do not want to serve the best interest of the people, but to encourage corruption. On the stunted economic growth and challenges faced in the nation, Utomi said civil servants do not work because the political party that comes into power does not have…

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2023: Nigerians prefer referendum to election Utomi

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Renowned economist-cum-politician, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said that Nigerians would rather have a referendum than an election. Professor Utomi expressed these sentiments in an issued statement at the weekend. The technocrat, who was a presidential aspirant in 2011, said if those that want power led, we would not be in this recursive mode of one step forward, three steps backward. He challenged all to speak up on future of how we live together adding that we cannot continue to play the ostrich. The Professor said, Our country is truly at…

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2023 General Elections: Falana, Utomi, others demand electronic voting system

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As the electioneering process gathers momentum, renowned human rights activist, Femi Falana, alongside Prof. Pat Utomi and others, have stressed the need for the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to adopt an electronic voting system in the 2023 election. Speaking at the unveiling of the 40 million ballots movement, a youth-driven network in Lagos, recently, Falana urged the nation to take full advantage of the benefits of technology in making it easier for the electorates to vote. While saying it was not just enough to campaign for registration, he equally…

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Insecurity: “Nigeria already at war” – Utomi, Kila, Falana, Bugaje, others lament

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…Ask National Assembly to invoke doctrine of necessity Nigerian intellectuals and civil society leaders, under the umbrella of the ‘New Fabian Society of the Concerned Professionals’, have suggested to the National Assembly to consider invoking the doctrine of necessity to birth new leaders and refocus the agenda of the country in the light of mounting security and economic challenges. The leaders, who made the suggestion in an issued statement made available to our correspondents at the weekend, expressed frustration with the security situation in Nigeria, noting that the country is…

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