A professor of political economy
and public affairs analyst, Pat Utomi, on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State
capital, insisted that with the outcome of primaries of various political
parties in the country, there were strong indications that the forthcoming
general elections in 2019 may not hold.
He said that one of the reasons
the elections may not hold was that leaders in Nigeria have obsession to
themselves, forgetting about services to the masses.
Utomi made these revelations
while speaking during the 70th anniversary of Students Christian Movement (SCM)
of University of Ibadan, entitled “Treating the Ailing Nation”.
He maintained that primaries
across parties were the pointers that the general election might not hold as he
declared that Nigeria was ailing for lack of love and compassion, decrying that
people cannot find their voice.
Utomi said, “Can you take
seriously any of the primaries that have taken place? We are going to have all
kinds of troubles. People within parties will try to sabotage one another. This
will spill over. The development might lead to postponement of the elections.
The signs are not the best for our democracy”.
The former Presidential Adviser
said the nation’s public sphere was captured by criminals and real armed
robbers and ‘entrepreneurs’ of power.
He maintained that those who
enter the arena of leadership were not people who have capacity to lead, adding
that Nigeria would soon be considered as a dangerous state in the international
community.
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