Pat Utomi – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:13:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Pat Utomi – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Ibadan Opposition Declaration Call for National Liberation – Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/ibadan-opposition-declaration-call-for-national-liberation-utomi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ibadan-opposition-declaration-call-for-national-liberation-utomi/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=482564 A Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has described the opposition declaration in Ibadan on fielding a single presidential candidate for the next general elections as a call for national liberation. Utomi made the remark on Sunday during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show, while reacting to Saturday’s opposition summit held by leaders of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ibadan-opposition-declaration-call-for-national-liberation-utomi/feed/ 0 Pat Utomi Says Political Parties Have Lost Their Voices https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-says-political-parties-have-lost-their-voices/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-says-political-parties-have-lost-their-voices/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:00:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=468323 Renowned political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has lamented the decline of opposition politics in Nigeria, saying that political parties have lost their voices and that only a few citizens on social media now provide meaningful dissent against the Federal Government. Utomi made the remarks at the David Oladipo Leadership Roundtable, themed “Nigeria and Opposition Politics,” [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-says-political-parties-have-lost-their-voices/feed/ 0 DSS Sues Pat Utomi Over Alleged Plan to Form Shadow Government https://www.theinfostride.com/dss-sues-pat-utomi-over-alleged-plan-to-form-shadow-government/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dss-sues-pat-utomi-over-alleged-plan-to-form-shadow-government/#respond Wed, 14 May 2025 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=410651 The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a lawsuit against Professor Pat Utomi at the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged plan to establish a “shadow government” in Nigeria. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025 and filed on May 13, the DSS asked the court to declare the proposed structure unconstitutional and a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dss-sues-pat-utomi-over-alleged-plan-to-form-shadow-government/feed/ 0 Nigeria’s Democracy Hindered by Lack of Genuine Political Parties, Says Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-democracy-hindered-by-lack-of-genuine-political-parties-says-pat-utomi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-democracy-hindered-by-lack-of-genuine-political-parties-says-pat-utomi/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:26:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=366750 Renowned Professor Advocates for Structural Reform in Nigerian Politics During a recent appearance on Arise TV, Professor Pat Utomi, a renowned expert in political economy, criticized Nigeria’s political landscape, stating that the country lacks genuine political parties, which hinders its democratic progress. Utomi highlighted the prevalent focus on elections as a means to gain power [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-democracy-hindered-by-lack-of-genuine-political-parties-says-pat-utomi/feed/ 0 Oyibo Chukwu: Pat Utomi reacts to killing of Enugu Labour Party senatorial candidate https://www.theinfostride.com/oyibo-chukwu-pat-utomi-reacts-to-killing-of-enugu-labour-party-senatorial-candidate/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyibo-chukwu-pat-utomi-reacts-to-killing-of-enugu-labour-party-senatorial-candidate/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:00:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342236 Prof. Pat Utomi has insisted that Nigeria has made politics too attractive for criminally minded people. Utomi said this while reacting to the killing of the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Enugu East Senatorial District, Mr Oyibo Chukwu. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Thursday, the Convener of BIG-TENT, a coalition of Political Parties, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyibo-chukwu-pat-utomi-reacts-to-killing-of-enugu-labour-party-senatorial-candidate/feed/ 0 Pat Utomi reveals when Peter Obi’s manifestoes will be released to Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-reveals-when-peter-obis-manifestoes-will-be-released-to-nigerians/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-reveals-when-peter-obis-manifestoes-will-be-released-to-nigerians/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:30:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=332831 As the political campaigns start next week, a chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Prof. Pat Utomi, has revealed when Peter Obi’s manifesto for the 2023 elections will be available to Nigerians. Utomi made the revelation while speaking exclusively with Vanguard in an interview in Abuja. He said Obi’s manifesto was ready but carefully kept [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-reveals-when-peter-obis-manifestoes-will-be-released-to-nigerians/feed/ 0 Imo LP Disowns Pat Utomi’s Inaugurated Presidential Campaign Council https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-lp-disowns-pat-utomis-inaugurated-presidential-campaign-council/ https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-lp-disowns-pat-utomis-inaugurated-presidential-campaign-council/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331232 The Labour Party, LP, Imo State Chapter on Thursday rejected the constitution and inauguration of the OBI/DATTI campaign council by Prof. Pat Utomi during his recent visit to the state, describing it as a joke taken too far. The party, while declaring that nobody has been appointed to the Presidential Campaign Council in Imo State, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/imo-lp-disowns-pat-utomis-inaugurated-presidential-campaign-council/feed/ 0 PDP, APC Finance Party, Campaigns With Embezzled Funds – Pat Utomi Alleges https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-apc-finance-party-campaigns-with-embezzled-funds-pat-utomi-alleges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-apc-finance-party-campaigns-with-embezzled-funds-pat-utomi-alleges/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328420 Professor Pat Utomi has said elections in Nigeria are categorized by rigging, alleging that some functionaries embezzled money from government coffers and used the same to finance political parties. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the Political-economist lamented that many politicians used public funds to finance the activities of major [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-apc-finance-party-campaigns-with-embezzled-funds-pat-utomi-alleges/feed/ 0 2023: Coalition, LP To Deploy 15 Agents To Each Polling Unit — Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-coalition-lp-to-deploy-15-agents-to-each-polling-unit-utomi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-coalition-lp-to-deploy-15-agents-to-each-polling-unit-utomi/#respond Sat, 09 Jul 2022 19:00:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328223 The Convener, The Big Tent of the Third Force, Prof. Pat Utomi, has hinted that the coalition is making arrangements with the Labour Party (LP) to deploy at least 15 agents each to polling units across the country. In a statement on Friday, Utomi, the Chairman of the National Consultative Front (NCFront) and a leader [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-coalition-lp-to-deploy-15-agents-to-each-polling-unit-utomi/feed/ 0 2023: It Is Not A Criminal Offence To Contest For President – Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-it-is-not-a-criminal-offence-to-contest-for-president-utomi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-it-is-not-a-criminal-offence-to-contest-for-president-utomi/#respond Sun, 06 Feb 2022 19:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318075 Prof. Pat Utomi, a political economist, has spoken on plans to join the presidential race in the 2023 election. Utomi, a former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that he does not need a title to make contributions in Nigeria. When asked [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-it-is-not-a-criminal-offence-to-contest-for-president-utomi/feed/ 0 Utomi, Jega, Duke, Others Float New Political Party https://www.theinfostride.com/utomi-jega-duke-others-float-new-political-party/ https://www.theinfostride.com/utomi-jega-duke-others-float-new-political-party/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:30:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308734 Ahead of the 2023 general elections, prominent Nigerians have established a third force, Rescue Nigeria Project (RNP), to give Nigerians alternative platform to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founders of RNP include former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega; political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi; former [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/utomi-jega-duke-others-float-new-political-party/feed/ 0 How the Armed Operatives Killed many in Lekki Toll Gate- Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/how-the-armed-operatives-killed-many-in-lekki-toll-gate-pat-utomi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-the-armed-operatives-killed-many-in-lekki-toll-gate-pat-utomi/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:13:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=272169 A professor of political economy and management specialist, Pat Utomi, has narrated how security operatives opened fire at the # EndSARS protest venue in the Lekki region of Lagos State. Utomi, who lives very close to the toll gate area where the protest has held peacefully for about two weeks, said he was having a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-the-armed-operatives-killed-many-in-lekki-toll-gate-pat-utomi/feed/ 0 Our Government Must Be Decentralized ― Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/our-government-must-be-decentralized-%e2%80%95-pat-utomi/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:04:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=245081 Professor Pat Utomi has called for the decentralisation of Nigeria’s government, saying such a move will move the government closer to Nigerians. Pat revealed this during his keynote address at the 50th anniversary of the country’s Civil War organized by the Nzuko Umunna and Ndigbo in Lagos. According to him, it would aid an effective [...]

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]]> I Am A Witness To Crushing Poverty – Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-a-witness-to-crushing-poverty-pat-utomi/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:23:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216020 Pat Utomi has dumped his ambition to become Nigeria’s president to vie for the seat of the governor of Delta state. Utomi’s new political move is coming seven years after he won the ticket as the presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in 2011. The economist is currently seeking to run for the [...]

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]]> The Youths Must Utilize Their Voting Rights- Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/the-youths-must-utilize-their-voting-rights-pat-utomi/ Wed, 23 May 2018 19:29:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=207149 Prof. Pat Utomi has urged Nigerian youth to take advantage of their voting rights to actualise their desired change. He said that beyond agitation, youths must rise to the challenges of nation-building and governance. According to him, the time has come for the younger generation to take vantage positions in leading political parties in the [...]

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]]> I Was Already Engaging The Government As Early As 19 Years – Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/i-was-already-engaging-the-government-as-early-as-19-years-pat-utomi/ Sat, 19 May 2018 01:05:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206933 Prof. Pat Utomi has urged Nigerian youth to take advantage of their voting rights to actualise their desired change. He said that beyond agitation, youths must rise to the challenges of nation-building and governance. According to him, the time has come for the younger generation to take vantage positions in leading political parties in the [...]

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]]> Pat Utomi Is Passionate About Anti-Corruption Issues – EFCC https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-is-passionate-about-anti-corruption-issues-efcc/ Sat, 30 Sep 2017 02:09:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183475 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says renown political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has asked for its collaboration to promote government’s anti-corruption campaign in the private sector. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement recently. “Utomi explained that part of the reason for his visit was to explore how he [...]

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]]> Pat Utomi Criticizes Emmanuel Uduaghan https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-criticizes-emmanuel-uduaghan/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:58:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173617 Economic expert, Prof. Pat Utomi has criticised Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the immediate past governor of Delta State. Utomi, who had served as a Secretary of the State Government, said Uduaghan and some ‘elements’ in previous governments sabotaged his efforts to contribute to the development of the state. The economist and Uduaghan have been known rivals [...]

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]]> We Shall Reform APC From Within – Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/we-shall-reform-apc-from-within-pat-utomi/ Mon, 22 May 2017 03:54:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165846 Prof. Pat Utomi, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says the founding fathers of the party would reform it to correct some of its lapses. Utomi told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that the party had to be reformed to refocus it to its founding [...]

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]]> Buhari’s Government Lacks Budget Discipline – Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-government-lacks-budget-discipline-pat-utomi/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 09:10:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161068 Economic expert, professor Pat Utomi has blamed the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for plunging Nigeria’s economy into recession. Utomi said the current economic challenges in the country was not caused by the fall in oil price but poor budget planning and management of resources. He stated this while speaking at a programme in Nnamdi Azikiwe [...]

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]]> Pat Utomi, Charles Soludo Visit IPOB Leader In Prison https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-charles-soludo-visit-ipob-leader-in-prison/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:55:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157887 Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Charles Soludo, on Tuesday, February 28, paid a visit to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in Abuja. Soludo was joined by prominent economist, Pat Utomi on the visit to the Kuje Prison where Kanu is being held. Utomi and Soludo also urged [...]

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]]> Financial Crisis Caused By Dumb Choices – Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/financial-crisis-caused-by-dumb-choices-pat-utomi/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:46:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135866 Prominent economist, Pat Utomi has said that Nigeria’s current economic crisis was caused by years of foolish choices made by the nation’s leaders. Professor Utomi made the statement on Monday during a programme at the United States Consulate in Lagos. “What has happened in Nigeria in the last four years has prevented the economy from [...]

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]]> Pat Utomi, Olusegun Osoba Praise Ambode https://www.theinfostride.com/pat-utomi-olusegun-osoba-praise-ambode/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:40:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133548 Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, on Thursday, June 23, 2016, launched a book “Cascade of Change: A Decade Of Liberal Thoughts” at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Victoria Island. The event, which also featured discourses on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s first year in office, was attended by former Ogun [...]

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]]> We Have A Lazy Political Class – Pat Utomi https://www.theinfostride.com/we-have-a-lazy-political-class-pat-utomi/ Sat, 16 Apr 2016 01:53:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125865 Prominent economist, Professor Pat Utomi has said that Nigeria has a lazy political class. Utomi made the remark on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, during a media conference in Lagos. “We have a lazy political class that is not visionary enough to see the need to reposition the country in the right policies that will shore [...]

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