Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso have agreed to form mega party – Utomi

Prof Pat Utomi


Political economist, Professor Pat Utomi has said the presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; Labour Party, LP, and New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, have agreed to form a mega party that will wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027.

Utomi made this revelation in an interview on Channels TV on Sunday.


Asked if Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Peter Obi and Okey Nwosu have agreed to come together, Utomi said “Yes.”


He was then asked what name they had decided to call the coalition.

Utomi replied: “We’re not talking about names yet. Besides, these politicians I mentioned, I’m talking about leaders of social movements, leaders of social movements, the labour movement and so on.

“I have even been part of creating a new tribe. Nigerians who are committed to certain values. Who say I will not give a bribe, I will not take a bribe. And you can then create a set of values that can lead to progress in the country.

“The way we are today, a few people in the world are willing to engage with Nigeria. They think there’s a collapse of culture and values in Nigeria. You can’t trust Nigerians. All kinds of things are here.”
‘It’s a clean start’

He said, “It’s a really clean start. You have to start from the premise that Nigeria has not had a political party since 1999.

“And let’s be very honest with ourselves, what we have managed is to create platforms that enable machine politics from which to grab power, usually for state capture.


“If you want to test that, check how much the quality of life of a Nigerian has improved since 1999.