Posted by Samuel on Fri 02nd Jan, 2026 - tori.ng
Prof Utomi stated this on Thursday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.
Political economist Prof. Pat Utomi has stated that he would distance himself from former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi if Obi ever chooses to serve as someone’s running mate.
Prof Utomi stated this on Thursday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.
He was speaking on Peter Obi’s defection to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Recall that Obi alongside other prominent leaders of the Southeast on Wednesday officially defected to the ADC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“I can tell you that Peter Obi will contest for the presidency come 2027 general elections. The day he becomes somebody’s running mate, I will walk away from his corner. I can tell you that for a fact.
“And secondly, something very important for this election to bear in mind is that the Nigerian presidency has become a retirement home where people go for the Nigerian state to pay their medical bills.
“This is not acceptable. They don’t have the fitness to run the country. The last one and even the current one do not have the fitness to run the affairs of this great nation,” he said.