“Wahala”: Lagos landlords now refuse to accept Labour Party as tenants, Pat Utomi reveals
- Political economist and chieftain of the Labour Party, Prof Pat Utomi has recounted the ordeals of the party in Lagos state
- He revealed that landlords in Lagos state no longer accept them as tenants to set up their offices across the state
- The highly revered scholar stated that these landlords decline their attempts to rent their space due to the fear of APC
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A chieftain of the Labour Party, Professor Pat Utomi has revealed that landlords in Lagos state now refuse to accept his party as tenants to set up their offices across the state.
The highly revered political economist made this remark during a recent interview on the build-up to the 2023 general elections.
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He said:
“In Lagos State, you cannot put up a poster. If you want to rent a house, for Labour Party, the landlord will say he doesn’t want APC people to come and burn down his house. You put up posters, they are torn within minutes.
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“What kind of democracy is this? This is fascism that we are introducing into Nigeria. And I anticipated it. I wrote about it in a book that came out a couple of years ago – Why Not? It was about citizenship, state capture, creeping fascism and the criminal hijack of politics in Nigeria.
“So, you get these kinds of conditions that obviously are all targeted at stifling democracy and then you get the actors conducting themselves in manners where you see an erosion of the legitimacy of the process.”
2023: Peter Obi's emergence has given Nigerians political consciousness - Pat Utomi
As reported by the Vanguard newspaper, Prof Utomi revealed that the emergence of Peter Obi has sparked democratic interest amongst Nigerians and further breed enthusiasm among Nigerian youths in the build-up to the 2023 general elections.
He stated that some of the political classes have has also continued to frustrate the effort of the people to have their will at polls.
Prof Utomi state that the registration of 13 million new voters was a positive development for a system that has declined over the years.
He said:
“So, 2023 is about how the will of the people can triumph, how a country whose population has a median age of 18 can have a small group of people in their 70s and 80s, less than three per cent of the population, hold their knees on the neck of the people.”
Labour Party chairman announces resignation
In another development, the Lagos state chapter of the Labour Party has announced Mrs Dayo Ekong as the new leader of the party in the state.
This is coming after Mr Kayode Salako tendered his resignation to vacant his position as chairman of the party.
Salako, after his resignation, was made the new special adviser on Lagos Affairs and Liaison operations to the national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure.
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