The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, made an order of perpetual injunction restraining Prof. Pat Utomi and and his associates from establishing “a shadow government” in the country. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, declared that Utomi’s action was unconstitutional and amounted to creating a parallel government not recognised by the constitution. Justice…
For Prof. Pat Utomi, Nigeria’s path to prosperity will not be found in skyscrapers, super-highways or billion-dollar railways, but in the health and education of its people. The Convener of the Big Tent Shadow Cabinet told NAN in Lagos that government’s obsession with “flashy projects” such as the Eko Atlantic City and a proposed $60…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has urged caution and restraint from both the Department of State Services (DSS) and Professor Pat Utomi, amid legal proceedings over alleged plans to create a “shadow government” in Nigeria. Presiding Judge James Omotosho issued the directive on Wednesday after the DSS claimed that Utomi, a respected academic and…
Nigerian professor and former presidential candidate Pat Utomi is pushing back against accusations by the country’s Department of State Services (DSS) that he is plotting to establish a “shadow government”, urging a federal court to dismiss the case as unconstitutional and lacking merit. Utomi’s legal team, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike…
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, filed a fresh application against Prof. Pat Utomi at the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged plans to hold rallies in relation to the subject of a suit pending against him. The DSS, in the application filed through its lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, before Justice…
Political economist and public intellectual, Professor Pat Utomi, has clarified that the Shadow Cabinet initiative he leads is not an attempt to topple the Nigerian government, but a democratic mechanism designed to foster accountability and improve governance. Utomi stated this while speaking virtually on “Shadow Government, A Distraction or Necessity” during the fourth edition of…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, fixed June 25 for the hearing of a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against Prof. Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he called, “a shadow government” in the country. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after DSS’ counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has sued Prof. Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he called, “a shadow government” in the country. The DSS, in a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, prayed the court to declare the move as an attack on the constitution. The News Agency…
