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Pat Utomi reveals identities of ‘shadow government.’ members

Aminu Imam
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

Aminu Imam
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 

Aminu Imam
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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