Former presidential candidate and renowned economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has dismissed most of those occupying leadership positions in Nigeria as worthy of being in jail, noting that “I’m carrying an international campaign to make sure many of them (the leaders) end up in jail in The Hague.” He called on youths to use the technology at their disposal to network and create a new nation instead of complaining on the side of the street.

The erudite academic, who disclosed this in an interview with Saturday Sun, wondered why Nigerians will collect N200 or N1000 to deliberately cast their ballot for somebody every normal thinking person knows would damage their future. He identified the attitude as what discourages him from fighting for the impoverished masses of the country.

Expressing lack of confidence in those who have so far indicated interest to run for president in next year’s poll, the former presidential candidate said, “If we continue to vote for people who don’t have knowledge and care about the people, then Nigeria’s progress would continue to be short changed. If the nation continues to be short-changed, it won’t be long before we become Somalia.

“If we want to move away from Somalia, we must start asking ourselves who are the people offering themselves for public office? How much sacrifice have we seen in the history of their lives for the good of other people? How much knowledge do they have about how a modern state runs? So, the tragedy of now is that Nigeria still continues like an experiment in the hands of political jobbers, thugs and other people that can bully others to corner power. If we want to stop this path, we can,” he noted.

Utomi, while condemning the situation where, “any armed robber that presents N10 million, gets ticket to become a governor,” stressed that leaders of the political party should identify credible persons who they want to project for elective positions and bring them into their party to vie for elective positions on their platforms, instead of having people offer themselves for elections.

Speaking on the falling price of crude oil and its implication on the nation’s economy, the cerebral economist faulted President Jonathan for not being able to curb the financial wastage in his administration, saying, “We must stop waste in government. The wastage is just too much. We just spent N19 billion organising a national conference. What for? If I get N19 billion, I will ensure that every child that goes to school in Nigeria has a free meal, and that would bring more kids to school.”

Source:http://dailypost.ng/2014/11/22/pat-utomi-leads-campaign-many-nigerian-leaders-jailed/

Jonathan, buhari have no business in governance and government if we can identify with this man and many intellectuals at our disposal, if the effort by the jonathan/buhari hired internet thugs in selling their rotten products is used in educating Nigerians on the need not to allow the "stealing is not corruption" and the man if asked how he intend to develop or economy or increase power supply only answer is "I will fight kworupshion" corruption, while he is presently surrounded with the post corrupt politicians in Nigeria, if only we stop drumming support for those 70, 80 years annenih, buhari, Jang clark and other deities in our political system, we can get it right.

Change is what we need

The day Utomi wins an election in any village in Nigeria, I will start taking him serious.

princepet:
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Expressing lack of confidence in those who have so far indicated interest to run for president in next year’s poll, the former presidential candidate said, “If we continue to vote for people who don’t have knowledge and care about the people, then Nigeria’s progress would continue to be short changed. If the nation continues to be short-changed, it won’t be long before we become Somalia.

Source:http://dailypost.ng/2014/11/22/pat-utomi-leads-campaign-many-nigerian-leaders-jailed/

Like most sensible Nigerians, He lacks confidence in the APC.

Prof Pat Y not team Up with GMB n gt all dis folks arrested abeg

We are with you......



....***May you live long Prof. ***

well said boss! We shud stop recycling leaders! I stil wonda y our youths are still suppotin dis old fools, we don agree say we no fit do am? Or we are jst fools like dem?

Someone like Pat Utomi does not have the liver and what it takes to bring about change in Nigeria.

If he likes, let he him continue hating Buhari, maybe because it was Buhari that sent away, the corrupt regime of his benefactor, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who appointed him as a Special Assistant at a very young age: he was in his twenties.

What the country needs is a strong radical disciplined man like Buhari to clear the rot away and establish strong institutions. Thereafter, men like Pat Utomi can come after with their big grammar and lofty ideas.

For man that has been crying about the corruption in the system, saying many of our leaders deserve to be in jail, you would think he would think well of a Buhari Presidency because it's a fact that Buhari has zero tolerance for corruption. But no for his private reasons, I can even say he probably hates Buhari and can't stand him. So with all his intellectualism, he really is a bigot just like many Nigerians.

brownlord:
Jonathan, buhari have no business in governance and government if we can identify with this man and many intellectuals at our disposal, if the effort by the jonathan/buhari hired internet thugs in selling their rotten products is used in educating Nigerians on the need not to allow the "stealing is not corruption" and the man if asked how he intend to develop or economy or increase power supply only answer is "I will fight kworupshion" corruption, while he is presently surrounded with the post corrupt politicians in Nigeria, if only we stop drumming support for those 70, 80 years annenih, buhari, Jang clark and other deities in our political system, we can get it right.

go straight stop beating bush desist from mention buhari name in unnecessary thing age do not determine good govern Nelson made la was 65years when became south africa president

brownlord:
Jonathan, buhari have no business in governance and government if we can identify with this man and many intellectuals at our disposal, if the effort by the jonathan/buhari hired internet thugs in selling their rotten products is used in educating Nigerians on the need not to allow the "stealing is not corruption" and the man if asked how he intend to develop or economy or increase power supply only answer is "I will fight kworupshion" corruption, while he is presently surrounded with the post corrupt politicians in Nigeria, if only we stop drumming support for those 70, 80 years annenih, buhari, Jang clark and other deities in our political system, we can get it right.

go straight stop beating bush desist from mention buhari name in unnecessary thing age do not determine good governance Nelson made la was 65years when became south africa president

Muhammadu Buhari will spare no one

A patriotic Nigerian right here...However, Buhari is the man who has got the guts to stand up to the criminals parading as agents of continuity...
Meanwhile, anyone else notice Brownthug trying to sound neutral up there?

The first thing any good government should do in Nigeria is to build prisons. We need 36 medium security prisons for financial crimes and four maximum security prisons. Nigeria is very soft on corruption and it will destroy the future of our kids if nothing is done. We need at least 300 hundred 'big' men behind bars.