Pat Utomi, a professor of
political economy and former presidential candidate, has described politicians
who spend more than 12 years in public offices as social parasites.
Utomi made this comment on
Saturday in an interview aired on ARISE TV.
“I despise people who live on
politics. I think that people who make a career in life based on politics are
doing society a disservice,” he said.
“I have said that nobody should
hold public office for more than 12 consecutive years. You go from a
commissioner to the governor, senator; you are a social parasite.
“You should come out of your hard
work, make a difference for four to eight years and go back to what you do. If
it’s not like that for you, you are a parasite to society. The characters
making it difficult to make progress are social parasites who call themselves
politicians.”
Utomi, who contested for the
Delta state governorship ticket under the platform of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), said Nigeria needs a national redemption mission.
“You should create a cabinet of
rivals, Yakubu Gowon did it. He built a cabinet of people who were more capable
than himself.. Awolowo, Enahoro, Shagari and co.
“We don’t need warlords trying to
take advantage; our country is dying. We need people who have love in their
hearts for the people of this country. Instead, we get these warlords who are
trying to exclude.”
Utomi said serious-minded people
who care about the country will not give up even when warlords keep trying shut
them out.
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I agree with Prof Utomi, 100%. I actually think it shouldn't be more than 8 years
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