CONFAB Delegates Are Too Old To Lead Us Forward - Prof. Utomi

Professor Pat Utomi has come out and said that the on-going national conference doesn’t interest him due to the old age and way of thinking of the delegates there.

 

He revealed that the old age of these delegate was on the high side and said that the conference was just a waste of money.

When asked what he thought about the recent split between the south and north concerning the issue of state creation.

He said: Without being temperamental, I have very little time for the CONFAB. If this group of people can recommend a 19 state for Nigeria, they have no idea of what they are doing.

The reason is very simple, the CONFAB delegates were selected from yesterday and their focus is on yesterday. So somehow they cannot see tomorrow. Imagine yesterday’s quarrel being re-fired and yesterday’s sharing formula is being thought through rather than tomorrow’s bills being discussed. So they are focusing on yesterday challenges and losing sight of tomorrows challenges.

The national conference is a waste of billions of naira of the tax payers’ money. Lest we forget, I was one of those who pioneered the call for a true Sovereign National Conference but it appeared it was manipulated in a way that the wrong people were called upon to be delegates.

Although there are some good selected few among them that see more clearly but their understanding is so limited which would do lasting damage on the country. The understanding of most of those in the conference is so much on yesterday.

Prof Pat Utomi is a 58 year old Delta state professor of economy, he has also run for Presidency in 2011.