2027: APC taking Nigeria backwards, Utomi tells voters

Political economist Prof. Pat Utomi has criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for taking Nigeria backwards, stating that the country's economic decline has eroded citizens' purchasing power and made once affordable goods unattainable. Utomi, a former presidential candidate, made this claim in a recent post on social media, distinguishing between economic stagnation and regression, and arguing that Nigeria is currently experiencing the latter under the APC-led government.

To illustrate his point, Utomi used the example of a car, explaining that if a person who could afford a 2006 model in 2016 should still be able to afford a 2016 model in 2026 at the same level of financial standing, then a situation where they can no longer afford even the 2006 model in 2026 represents regression. Utomi contends that Nigeria's economic condition has deteriorated to the point where Nigerians are losing the purchasing power they once enjoyed, and he urged voters to use their ballots to reverse the country's current trajectory.

He emphasized that bad leadership is not a life sentence and that Nigerians have the power to change the country's direction by voting out incompetent and corrupt leaders.