Renowned scholar, economist, and former presidential candidate, Pat Utomi has described the defection of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the New Democratic Congress (NDC) as a strategic and timely move, while also criticising the internal democracy of political parties in Nigeria.
Utomi, who was recently appointed deputy chairman of the ADC manifesto and policy committee before the party crisis triggered a political realignment, made the remarks during an interview.
He said, with hindsight, Obi would have been politically “trapped” had he not made the switch.
“The way the process has been managed generally across the board makes all the primary processes a complete farce. It doesn’t matter what party; they are all a farce of sorts, with party bosses more or less imposing people,” he said.
Utomi, who noted that he was abroad when the move to the NDC occurred, explained
