2027: Planned mega party on course, says Utomi

A renowned political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, says his plan to form a mega political party with like-minded people and political groups ahead of the 2027 general elections is on course.

Utomi, who returned to Nigeria on Wednesday after a long stay in the US told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday that the redemption of the country could not be achieved by the ruling All Progressives Congress or any of the opposition parties.

He said the present political parties had failed the people and had not added value to nation-building.

According to him, the planned mega party is to disrupt the current political order and deliver that impactful leadership that the country truly deserves.

“The nature and the structure of our politics is such that even good people, when they enter these existing political parties, will play to their interests, ” Utomi said.

According to the former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in 2007, parochial culture has consumed civic culture in the country and this has affected the mindset of politicians.

He said a new political order must be birthed to get Nigeria out of the woods and that citizens and leaders must begin to do the right things to reposition the country.

“Nigeria must be saved by its citizens and this is precisely what I am advancing.

“We are talking about value-driven citizenship with integrity, work ethics, respect for the dignity of people, regard for labour.

“Self-love is so consuming and that is why Nigerian politicians don’t act in the interest of the people or the state. They act so narrowly in their self-interests,” he said.

Utomi said in continuation of work to float the mega party, he would hold meetings in Lagos this week, and hold meetings in Abuja next week before holding a news conference.

The political economist added he hoped to achieve much with the mega-party talks before going back to the U.S.

Utomi said groups that would come together to form the mega platform were two cohorts of politicians- the ‘mea culpa’ and ‘new value “cohorts.

“The mea culpa cohort are politicians who have seen that what they did while in power had not helped Nigeria, and are now remorseful. They are now willing to become part of the redemption initiative.

“There is also a new Nigeria new value cohort. This cohort will be working together, and it will include people from all these other political parties,” he said.

He said that some elder statesmen would also be brought into the fold.

Recall that Utomi had in January 2024 said he had had conversations with leaders of some opposition parties on the plan to form a new mega political party that would take power from the ruling All Progressives Congress in 2027.

He disclosed that he had held discussions with some of the presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections, including Atiku Abubakar of PDP, Peter Obi of LP and Rabiu Kwankwaso of NNPP over the possibility of bringing them and other opposition politicians together to form a new party.

Source: https://punchng.com/2027-planned-mega-party-on-course-says-utomi

Good move

Prof always in the news with megaparty plans.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, should not be taken seriously over plans to form a new political party.

Last week, Utomi said he has held talks with Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso over the possibility of forming a new political party that would give the APC a run for its money.

He said the new party will be a clean start, with clear ideologies and agenda.

In a statement on Monday, Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, said Utomi’s previous plans to float political parties never materialised.

https://www.thecable.ng/apc-utomi-is-a-serial-promoter-of-mega-parties-he-shouldnt-be-taken-seriously/amp/

http://dailypost.ng/2018/01/18/2019-duke-ezekwesili-agbakoba-utomi-new-alliance-battle-apc-pdp/

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/09/breaking-jega-pat-utomi-abdulfatai-duke-others-birth-third-force-rnp/

https://www.thecable.ng/2023-a-third-force-is-coming-it-will-be-authentic-says-pat-utomi/amp/

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/01/atiku-obi-kwankwaso-have-agreed-to-form-mega-party-utomi/

Snatch and run will kill the mega party

Jagaban 2 term is unegotiable, 50 mega party can't stop him

aieromon:
Prof always in the news with megaparty plans.

https://www.thecable.ng/apc-utomi-is-a-serial-promoter-of-mega-parties-he-shouldnt-be-taken-seriously/amp/

http://dailypost.ng/2018/01/18/2019-duke-ezekwesili-agbakoba-utomi-new-alliance-battle-apc-pdp/

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/01/atiku-obi-kwankwaso-have-agreed-to-form-mega-party-utomi/

Signs that he has zero political ideology and convictions, like most of our politicians

More like regrouping of criminals to unseat the current beneficiary ones.
With what APC did in 2015 (regrouping of criminals) just to win election and later became a disaster, I doubt any meaningful thing could be achieved in regrouping.

Sunkyapogee:
Snatch and run will kill the mega party

Just as it is killing many Nigerians with hunger, starvation, inflation, unemployment, insecurity etc

Same way demons from CPC and AC came together to form mega party called APC to damage Nigeria. They are not done yet as they current government is doing it very well in the destructive mission

We never knew PDP government was heaven for us all , if not for the planned bombings to destabilize it

Nigerians are watching!

Only condition is that Obi must be the presidential candidate!

Non negotiable!

They will still end up like labor party.

Majority will join for their own selfish interests

Badrishdddaya:
Jagaban 2 term is unegotiable, 50 mega party can't stop him

A is for apple

B is for ball

C is for cat

D is for DESTITUTES

Ready for Mega shock

Yes, on curse. Oloriburuku Oloshi Albino. Na Ogun go kee your Mama.

You think say we don forget how you looted and ran down Volkswagen Nigeria Ltd and also recently Bank PhD? You conspirator Francis Atuche who divided to die for you so that you can be taking care of his family because if you both go down, then your two families will suffer. He co-thief is still in prison. This was MKO Abiola and Musa Yar'Adua jointly own bank that you useless Vagabond looted and ran into liquidation

DMerciful:
Only condition is that Obi must be the presidential candidate!

Non negotiable!

Since he is the one that has brain amongst you.

I feel your pain😀

Obi for your own good stick to LP constituency is the only key to win the incumbency

This man too dey mumu.

Not again.

Discussions around Mega Parties may likely be a tool for distracting the main opposition.

Next topic plsss

No time to waste on nonsense shit talk.

My a s s megapooh!!!

anonimi:


Signs that he has zero political ideology and convictions, like most of our politicians

Nothing like political ideology or conviction. All these a political jargons to feel learned. What you need is a good character

jydeskill1:
Since he is the one that has brain amongst you.

I feel your pain😀

Abi nah, one eye man will be king in the land of the blinds

DaddyJapan:


He disclosed that he had held discussions with some of the presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections, including Atiku Abubakar of PDP, Peter Obi of LP and Rabiu Kwankwaso of NNPP over the possibility of bringing them and other opposition politicians together to form a new party.

Still the same set of politicians who have taken us to where we are today will form the so-called new mega party. Until we realize that party is not the problem but the people who are in the party are the problem. 70% of PDP politicians between 1999 and 2015 are in APC today.

Just make sure you carry obi along else it will be a mockery

That's what they always say and it amounts to nothing.

danijesus:
Good move

Pls ask him if he wasnt part of people that formed APC.

One of the cures to imminent failure of meg party that must addressed is electoral reform in order to clear off messy and coggy deposits enroute leadership recruitment process.The present INEC chairman must preside over the condition of the next elections because he has done alot of harm to the people's mandate.