{"id":360512,"date":"2025-07-10T10:16:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=360512"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:16:47","slug":"utomi-unveils-shadow-cabinet-warns-against-legislative-subservience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/10\/utomi-unveils-shadow-cabinet-warns-against-legislative-subservience\/","title":{"rendered":"Utomi unveils shadow cabinet, warns against legislative subservience"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Utomi faulted lawmakers for chasing projects, saying it strips them of their oversight role and weakens democratic accountability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Utomi said the coastal highway reflects lack of proper national strategy and stakeholder consultation in federal projects.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has unveiled members of a shadow cabinet to critique government policies and provide alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>The unveiling followed a two-day retreat of \u2018The Big Tent\u2019 coalition held in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Utomi named Nana Kazaure, Riwang Pam, Nike Omola, and Peter Agada as shadow ministers for information, security, women\/gender, and infrastructure, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He said the shadow cabinet would not rival the All Progressives Congress but offer expert perspectives to guide the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe progress of any government is to ensure the welfare of the people,\u201d Utomi told ARISE TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere must be alternative views and reviews to help government move in the right direction,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Utomi condemned the trend of lawmakers pursuing constituency projects, saying it undermines their constitutional role of checks and balances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLegislators were not elected to execute projects, to do otherwise is to make them slaves who go cap in hand begging the executive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019With this kind of practice, the members of the legislature will not be able to perform one of their basic duties, which is checks and balances.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that he proposed the idea of a shadow cabinet to the late President Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua in 2007 but turned down an offer to join his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Utomi said Nigeria lacks the national strategy and political will needed for development, citing the coastal highway project as an example.<\/p>\n<p>He criticised the federal government\u2019s approach to agriculture, stressing the need to move beyond \u201choes and cutlasses\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the government to prioritise insecurity and adopt state police as a solution.<\/p>\n<p>On the African Democratic Congress, Utomi described the party as a viable coalition for Nigerians seeking value-driven governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe coalition is a work in progress, using value-driven projects to move the country forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of State Services (DSS) had approached a federal high court to declare Utomi\u2019s shadow cabinet unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>In its suit, the DSS asked the court to restrain him from making public statements or organising rallies.<\/p>\n<p>The secret police alleged that Utomi\u2019s planned roadshows, under the guise of free speech, could provoke unrest similar to the 2020 End SARS protests.<\/p>\n<p>Utomi returned to Nigeria on June 6 after being abroad during the court action and expressed dismay over efforts to stifle dissent.<\/p>\n<p>He hinted at the possibility of leaving the country if the government continued to suppress his freedom of expression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utomi faulted lawmakers for chasing projects, saying it strips them of their oversight role and weakens democratic accountability. 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