Pat Utomi, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP) has withdrawn from the 2011 election to be held on April 9. Utomi said in a telephone interview with BusinessDay today, that under the current system it was impossible for the opposition to defeat the incumbent, noting that it was impossible for democracy to work in a situation where state capture is complete as is the case in Nigeria at the moment.

“It is easy for a group of people, drug barons, armed robbers, etc to do anything necessary to win election. Once they get into office even if they are removed by the court after six months, they use state resources to make it impossible for opponents to defeat them,” he said.

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