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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taunted political economist and politician, Prof. Pat Utomi, over his declaration of a coalition shadow government, describing him as an “intellectual drama king”.

Utomi had earlier in April 24, said he is mobilizing 7.2 million Nigerians from all geo-political zones that will converge in Abuja for a protest tagged “Freedom Converge,” against the government of President Bola Tinubu and the APC.

He noted that the protest aims to reclaim the country from “entrenched systems of state capture and self-serving leadership” and return power to the masses.

He lamented that “The recent spate of defections to the APC provides further evidence that all is not well with democracy in Nigeria”.

Reacting to the issues, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka dismissed Utomi’s claim that the shadow government was a response to the “policy missteps” of the federal government, which he said had worsened poverty and silenced dissenting views.

Morka said Utomi had always enjoyed the full liberty to express his thoughts and form coalitions, regardless of their lack of realism or traction.

“Utomi’s unilateral declaration of a ‘shadow government’, in a presidential democracy, is, in and of itself, an exercise of democratic freedom and free speech, in the extreme,” the statement reads in part.

Morka described as “reckless” and “irresponsible” Utomi’s comparison of Nigeria’s current political climate to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany.

He added that such comparisons were beneath Utomi’s intellectual standing and revealed a descent into “sensational and virulent discourse.

He argued that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s tolerance of dissent is evident in the freedom Utomi has to make such pronouncements without consequence.

Morka said Utomi’s string of failed political attempts, from seeking the APC governorship ticket in Delta in 2019 to his involvement in Peter Obi’s 2023 campaign, has taken a toll on his sense of judgment.

He said Utomi was revising history by accusing the government of weaponising the removal of the petrol subsidy.

“Simply exploiting and dramatizing what are inevitable initial difficulties associated with the policies Nigerians have had to endure for sustainable growth and prosperity is not genius; it smacks of crass political opportunism and desperation,” Morka said.

He added that it is not the duty of the ruling APC to organise or educate opposition parties on how to manage their internal affairs.

He said opposition figures who claim to have superior solutions for Nigeria’s challenges should first show capacity by managing their parties effectively.

“The wave of defections into the APC… is a clear endorsement of the visionary and inclusive leadership of President Bola Tinubu,” Morka said.
He said those joining the APC have chosen “patriotism over partisanship” and are ready to help reposition Nigeria under Tinubu’s leadership.

“Utomi’s unilateral declaration of a ‘shadow government’, in a presidential democracy, is, in and of itself, an exercise of democratic freedom and free speech, in the extreme,” the statement reads in part.

Bobloco:
Felix morka is mad man

PressMyButton:
If someone had used this same insult on Ôbi, grown men would have started crying like puppies. But it is convenient for you to insult others.. Game on.

Adblg0610:
It’s this same Pat Utomi who could not even manage Bank PHB successfully that wants to rule the whole of Nigeria.
Utomi ran a failed attempt for presidency of Nigeria in 2011. In 2021, Patito and the Gang also failed with the formation of a new political opposition ahead of the 2023 Nigerian general elections.
He is a serial failure and is set to bite the dust again.

givedemwotowoto:
Obidients A group of people in Nigeria who have this weird ability to lie to themselves and believe in their own lies and propaganda, even raise a whole generation based on those lies.

ddippset:
No be only Felix Mouka na Felix Vita.

Useless demonic party which keep grandstanding on it's failures!

Two years on and Nigerians can't seem to catch a break on hunger, starvation, insecurity and unemployment transformation of Tinubu.

Yet Mouka foam keeps coming out to dish out propaganda upon propaganda.


How can you see comfortable Governors who are too lazy to fight and be in opposition and be saying they are supporting the massive transformation of "Mr President"?

What transformations exactly??

Unemployment, hunger, killings, everywhere.

Shame not dey catch people aswear.

How dem go shame sha? When there are always hungry retards everywhere on nairaland to defend them.

TimeManager:
Suddenly there's lots of hullabaloo about defections into APC. During the last election when many were jumping from APC to opposition parties, this hypocritcal drama king was happy. I could remember when some APC defected to Labour, Pat Utomi received them with smiles and Obidients were saying they have seen the light. So, why the tears now?. Pls, know your level.


-Kiss the truth!

givedemwotowoto:
Agbado: A group of people in Nigeria who have this weird ability to lie to themselves and believe in their own lies and propaganda, even raise a whole generation based on those lies.

givedemwotowoto:
A group of people in Nigeria who have this weird ability to lie to themselves and believe in their own lies and propaganda, even raise a whole generation based on those lies.

BadEnglish:
That's actually Obi supporters

givedemwotowoto:
I’m talking about those who praised Buhari for 8 years as the best, only to condemn his as the worst immediately he left office. The same people praising Ebola’s audio reforms, the same people who manufactured the lie that Ebola built Lagos.

Ijaya123:
You just described perfectly those who believed Buhari died and was cloned with a Jubril from Sudan.

ddippset:
No be only Felix Mouka na Felix Vita.

Useless demonic party which keep grandstanding on it's failures!

Two years on and Nigerians can't seem to catch a break on hunger, starvation, insecurity and unemployment transformation of Tinubu.

Yet Mouka foam keeps coming out to dish out propaganda upon propaganda.


How can you see comfortable Governors who are too lazy to fight and be in opposition and be saying they are supporting the massive transformation of "Mr President"?

What transformations exactly??

Unemployment, hunger, killings, everywhere.

Shame not dey catch people aswear.

How dem go shame sha? When there are always hungry retards everywhere on nairaland to defend them.

Ijaya123:
which of these are you and your household suffering from?

TimeManager:
https://www.thecable.ng/an-intellectual-drama-king-apc-tackles-pat-utomi-over-shadow-government-claim/

PressMyButton:
If someone had used this same insult on Ôbi, grown men would have started crying like puppies. But it is convenient for you to insult others.. Game on.