Does Pat Utomi Want Political Appointment Into Tinubu’s Govt?

Is quest for political appointment the reason behind Professor Pat Utomi being critical of the current government of President Bola Tinubu?

Well, if you are one of those harbouring the thought, the professor of political economy has come out to answer you live and direct.

“Let me state clearly: I will not run for public office, I will not accept an appointment, contract by any government in Nigeria. My only concern is the well-being of the next generation.

“I have lived my life decently without government money or stealing anybody’s thing. I want to take that away from people who talk nonsense like, ‘Oh, he is looking for a contract’,” Utomi said.

Appearing on Channels TV’s politics programme yesterday, he also defended the concept of a shadow government adding that:

“Nothing can be more democratic than a group of citizens coming together to find a structured way of asking the government to be more accountable. What could be more democratic than that?”

On why Nigerians Should Read  

“I usually pre-phase this conversation with what we’ve done to the African. There are Afrobarometer readings, an annual survey that has been going on since 1999, of how Nigerians, Africans generally, in every country, with all kinds of details. I mean all kinds of details.

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“I want all Nigerians and who really want to understand what has happened to our country to go and study the Afrobarometer readings.

“It states that Africans still love democracy, cling to it but they are tired because their democracies are not working.

“Any serious democrat has to read this data, longitudinal data showing that people are fed up with what we call democracy,” he said.

Nigeria’s ‘Meaningless Democracy’

According to Pat Utomi: “Trying to make democracy a fine renewal or revival should be something that any true democrat should embrace.

“The point is that our democracy does not have meaning. The purpose of serving the people is lost. It’s about individual gain or power,” he added.