https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8TlGSeHnwo

A professor of political economy and management expert, Pat Utomi, has said if the Igbo ask him to contest presidency in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, he would not have any problem with it.

He, however, stressed that he was not position-drunk, stressing that ‘office and power’ have very little attraction to him.

In an interview on Arise TV on Saturday, monitored by our correspondent, Utomi was asked if he would consider running for the 2023 polls as an Igbo candidate.

Responding, he said, “Igbo Candidacy? If people come to me and say, ‘Look! We have looked at your background. We have looked at your whole life of service and we think you are the candidate that the Igbo nation needs to offer to Nigeria, I would have no problem with that. But, am I driven by the very fact of position?

“Look, there are people who have been President in Nigeria, who if you give me their place in history; I would rather never have held any office in Nigeria than be what history would remember them as. So, the fact of office and power has very little attraction to me as a person but service to transform the lives of people matter to me.

“It is about the people. Honestly, it is not about people who would hire crowds to come and say, ‘These people have come to ask me to run.’ No. I have always seen service about people looking around them. Almost everything I have done in my life is to literally see it as a duty.”

Speaking about the political structure and electioneering process in the country, Utomi said, “Fundamental to the problem of politics is that it is believed that politics is fair game. You can cheat, lie and do anything that shows a lack of character, and they would call it politics. We must end that in Nigeria. People of character have to enter public life. This is part of the campaign that we have.

“Most times, we find people in public office who don’t have the capacity; people who haven’t developed themselves to provide that leadership.”

Utomi said come 2023, Nigeria needed leaders that would make sacrifices for the common good of all and not persons merely seeking to occupy positions.

He said, “We need leaders that we will turn to and say ‘make some sacrifice for the common good of all’ not ‘I need this position. I have to have to this position.’ That is what the challenge of our country is.

“For me, the titles don’t matter. I even created a set of values I termed ‘the LWT series’ which means ‘Leader Without Title’.”

https://punchng.com/i-wont-decline-if-igbo-want-me-to-contest-presidency-utomi/

There you have your Igbo Candidate APC. This man ticks all the Boxes and has been a loyal party man.

Lol just say you wan to contest lol

E go shock southern leaders when the north finishes what they are cooking

Igbo President or Nigeria President ?

No they don't want you

since we want Nigeria and not to go our separate ways.the only hope for Nigeria to start healing is to have an Igbo president.soap is made of sodium and oil.sodium is in solid form and oil in liquid form.now the north and the west are the solid part of Nigeria while the liquid is the eastern part of Nigeria from the first 3major division.you know oil as liquid spread when pour out on like solid.that’s why the Igbo are only tribe that can be found in all the areas of Nigeria unlike other tribe.do you know that the Igbos have friends in all the tribes in Nigeria.Nigeria have to place a value on its oil (the Igbos)if the ever want this country to be one and move forward.if not they should allow the Igbos to go.the sun can only rise from the east nothing else anyone can do about it.it’s nature.Nigeria have be negeleting its oil (the Igbos )to be the head forgetting that without oil sodium can’t form soap.but not the type of Orji Rochas

No they don't

This man is not a politician he's a tecchnocrat

This one is desperately Looking for a way to declare his interest

For somebody like BUHARIIIIIIII to be president. Hmmmmm
The practical implications is that anything can become president in Nigeria

Great dude but I don't know if you can cope with being President

Contest nobody dey hold anyone , you go see judgement on election day and after election

Serial contester; just like Chris Okotie

No one wants you to contest sir

You are looking for an excuse pls don’t involve igbos

Who be this one?

Baba, you're sniffing up the wrong tree.

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You are free to do what you want.

We want you ,, oya begin drag and scatter it for Apc

Last I checked, Utomi is delta. Is he Igbo now?

Toh

Pat Utomi from Delta state

The same Igbos when dey divided?

You can only be the president of Igbos not Nigeria.

Just imagine this confused crossed-eyed albino escapee! You must be out of your mind.

Pat Utomi is an honourable man.

Utomi has come again? Sir pls hold your peace no one want you to come out again ok. Keep that talk to yourself and with those advising you.

Not only Igbo na igbogbo go ask you to contest.

Nonsense!!!

Lol, i don't know if anyone is reasoning this the way i do .. funny!

I love Pat So much...Igbos have a lot of intellect that can transform Biafra.... Pat, Orji, Obi, et al should put heads together for the achievement of Biafra. Biafra favours us more than the presidency. Nigeria is dead

Patrick Okedinachi Utomi