Pat Utomi, however, said the name of the new party that will oust the APC in 2027 is yet to be unveiled
By Kehinde Okeowo
Respected political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has confirmed that three of the leading presidential candidates in the February 25, 2023 election are ready to form a merger.
Utomi, who is a staunch supporter of Labour Party (LP) candidate, Peter Obi, made this known during an interview with Channels TV.
According to the University don, he discussed with Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP) and they have all agreed to form a formidable party that will oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
He contended that the merger would throw up a mega party that would bring about new leadership in the country, saying Nigerians need people to make sacrifices for the nation to develop.
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Speaking during the chat, Pat Utomi said: “We need people who sacrifice themselves to build a great country with the possible reward of immortality. When I talked to several of the presidential candidates in the last run about this track, we were travelling.
“Yes, I’ve had conversations with Atiku Abubakar, I’ve had conversations with Engineer Rabiu Kwankwaso, I have had conversations with Peter Gregory Obi, and people like Ralph Okey Nwosu of ADC are some of those that would probably constitute some of the base.
“And I’ve said to them, it’s not about you. It’s about Nigeria, it’s about the ordinary person in this state. It’s about genuinely moving from this business of sharing trickles from oil sales to how we can become one of the most productive economies because our (natural) endowments allow that. Still, our politics has not allowed Nigerian people to produce.”
He, however, said the name of the new party that will sack the APC in three years time is yet to be unveiled.