‘If the problem is in the name or nomenclature employed by Utomi, then, we may have to search for a less ‘provocative’ name, but no one should tell us that our democracy does not need a vibrant opposition or that the institutions in place at the moment are up to the task. They are not! Can we, then, appropriately refer …

Renowned economist, Prof Pat Utomi, has claimed that the nation is presently a failure, made worse by the lack of alternative thinking to turn things around. According to Utomi, the lack of alternative thinking was worsened by a total capture of the legislature and the judiciary, as he described the present National Assembly as the worst thing that happened to …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has reached out to the Federal Government in a move to resolve the dispute with the Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. over the controversial Ogun Free Trade Zone. Abiodun reportedly consulted top federal officials on Thursday, as a professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, accused former Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, of revoking his property …

The Yoruba Initiative (TYI), a think tank of Yoruba professionals, intellectuals and entrepreneurs, has urged Nigerians, particularly the youths, to shun the Occupy Nigeria protest planned by a group and slated to take off on Tuesday. The organisers of the planned protest, led by a well-known public affairs commentator and don, Prof. Pat Utomi, had called on Nigerians to come …

The Convener of The BIG-TENT, Prof. Pat Utomi has announced that two former heads of state have endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi for the 2023 elections, The BIG-TENTis a coalition of political parties, social movements and civil society organisations. The political economist did not however name the former rulers. He said in Abuja at …