2019: Why general elections may not hold – Pat Utomi

A professor of political economy and public affairs analyst, Pat
Utomi, on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, insisted that with
the outcome of primaries of various political parties in the country,
there were strong indications that the forthcoming general elections
in 2019 may not hold.

He said that one of the reasons the elections may not hold was that
leaders in Nigeria have obsession to themselves, forgetting about
services to the masses.

Utomi made these revelations while speaking during the 70th
anniversary of Students Christian Movement (SCM) of University of
Ibadan, entitled "Treating the Ailing Nation".

He maintained that primaries across parties were the pointers that the
general election might not hold as he declared that Nigeria was ailing
for lack of love and compassion, decrying that people cannot find
their voice.

Utomi said, "Can you take seriously any of the primaries that have
taken place? We are going to have all kinds of troubles. People within
parties will try to sabotage one another. This will spill over. The
development might lead to postponement of the elections. The signs are
not the best for our democracy".

The former Presidential Adviser said the nation's public sphere was
captured by criminals and real armed robbers and 'entrepreneurs' of
power.

He maintained that those who enter the arena of leadership were not
people who have capacity to lead, adding that Nigeria would soon be
considered as a dangerous state in the international community.