Peter Obi of the Labour Party(LP), Atiku Abubakar from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have planned to form a mega-party in preparation for the 2027 presidential election.
Pat Utomi, a political economist disclosed that he is in talks with Obi, Atiku, and Kwankwaso for the successful alliance before 2027.
Utomi explained that the merger aimed to challenge and possibly displace the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and to save ordinary Nigerians from the clutches of the APC, which he described as a private enterprise of few individuals.
He stressed that none of the existing political parties has demonstrated a clear direction for the country and that Nigeria is degenerating as a result.
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According to him, there was a need to establish a political party focused on bringing critical issues to the forefront, fostering a consensus among Nigerians to address the nation’s challenges collectively.
Utomi advocated for leadership that transcends personal gains, criticizing the prevalent narcissistic tendencies in Nigerian politics.
He said during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Wednesday:
“We are looking at a way Nigeria can work for everybody. Let us build a political party that can bring the issues to the forefront for all the Nigerian people to have a kind of consensus to solve problems.
“If we have that consensus, we would have Nigerians who can provide leadership positions. And the positions would not be about what they would get for themselves, because this narcissism is a cancer that is tearing Nigerian politics down.
“What we need are people who can sacrificially give up themselves to build a country and the possible reward is immortality. I talked to some presidential candidates in the last election.
“We had conversations with Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, among others as some of those who would probably constitute the mega party.
“I told them that it is not about you but Nigerians. It is about the ordinary person in the street. It is about moving from sharing oil proceeds to building the most productive economy.”
