Former Presidential Candidate Pat Utomi, Others Harp On True Federalism

Former presidential candidate under the Social Democratic Mega Party, SDMP, Professor Pat Utomi has attributed the slow pace of development in the country to lack of true federal arrangement of the country’s political system.
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Utomi and other speakers, at the public presentation of two books, ‘Pages and Sages’ and ‘Leading with Courage and Integrity’ authored by Odey Ochicha, in Abuja, insisted that true federalism was fundamental to development.
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They also unanimously noted that Nigeria “needs courageous leadership, if the country must survive her trying period, and be reckoned with in the comity of nations.”
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They were of the opinion that “Leadership is not only about providing houses, roads and jobs, but it is all about people and what we believe in,” adding that “until Nigerian youths hold the electoral process in this country, we will continue to lament.”
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Prof. Utomi maintained that people did not have to be in the position of authority to make a difference in their various areas, adding that displaying of good leadership starts with individuals.
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“Our country has a lot of grandstanding; we must say to ourselves, how can I work my talk? You don’t have to be in Aso Rock or in Government House to make a difference, and influence those people around you,” he said.