Political economist, Professor Pat Utomi has confirmed that three presidential candidates who contested in the last election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), have agreed to form a strong political party.
The aim of this party is to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election.
Utomi, a strong supporter of Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, expressed this during an interview with Channels TV.
After a conversation with the trio, he agreed to form a political party that would take over the leadership of the country. He stated that Nigerians need people who are willing to make sacrifices for the development of the nation.
“We need people who sacrifice themselves to build a great country with the possible reward of immortality. When I talked to several of the presidential candidates in the last run about this track, we were travelling.
“Yes, I’ve had conversations with Atiku Abubakar, I’ve had conversations with Engineer Rabiu Kwankwaso, I have had conversations with Peter Gregory Obi, and people like Ralph Okey Nwosu of ADC are some of those that would probably constitute some of the base.
“And I’ve said to them, it’s not about you. It’s about Nigeria, it’s about the ordinary person in this state. It’s about genuinely moving from this business of sharing trickles from oil sales to how we can become one of the most productive economies because our (natural) endowments allow that. Still, our politics has not allowed Nigerian people to produce,” Utomi said.
He, however, said the name of the new party is yet to be announced.
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