{"id":218713,"date":"2022-09-27T07:06:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T06:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=218713"},"modified":"2022-09-27T07:06:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T06:06:05","slug":"utomi-speaks-on-tinubus-emilokan-ambition-says-not-good-for-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/27\/utomi-speaks-on-tinubus-emilokan-ambition-says-not-good-for-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Utomi speaks on Tinubu&#8217;s &#8216;Emilokan&#8217; ambition, says not good for democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Pat Utomi, a chieftain of the Labour Party has stated that the\u00a0\u201cdesperate ambition\u201d of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Ahmed Tinubu, to become president is injurious to Nigeria\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that\u00a0Tinubu is not fit and physically ailing.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by Utomi when he featured on Channels TV Poitics Today.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI don\u2019t think the ambition of Tinubu is for the good of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/27\/my-husband-shettima-best-for-nigerian-women-oluremi-tinubu\/\">Nigeria<\/a>. If I was his age, I wouldn\u2019t be seeking political office at his age, certain things are good for certain times. Why is it his turn? What about other people in Nigeria?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is any \u2018Emilokan\u2019 (translated in Yoruba as I am next) that is wrong, it is the Emilokan of Emilokan because Ko\u2019kan (Not his turn).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTinubu is not fit, physically you can see he is ailing, you can see it, let\u2019s be true to ourselves, let him go through a medical that will be made public in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The professor of political economy who also welcomed the endorsement of LP candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/27\/2023-falae-drums-support-for-peter-obi-says-its-igbo-turn-to-produce-president\/\">Peter Obi<\/a> by the Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, said the organisation had affirmed its position as a moral authority in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfenifere has established, over a long period of time a commitment to being principle-centered. it is hard, to begin with, that today. If anything, the challenge of politics today in Nigeria is that there has been a sign of politics without principles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll Nigerians can do is to admire and show respect for the leadership of Pa Adebanjo which is principle-centred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfenifere constitutes a moral authority, and when you combine that moral authority with the fact that they have been able to build a clear alliance with PANDEF, Middle Belt Forum and together they have been speaking on this matter alongside Ohaneze Ndigbo. You see that there is a certain body of opinion in Nigeria who are major stakeholders who can say this is what is principled and this is what is right.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Pat Utomi, a chieftain of the Labour Party has stated that the\u00a0\u201cdesperate ambition\u201d of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Ahmed Tinubu, to become president is injurious to Nigeria\u2019s democracy. He also said that\u00a0Tinubu is not fit and physically ailing. This was made known by Utomi when he featured on Channels TV Poitics Today. 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