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The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, should not be taken seriously over plans to form a new political party.

Last week, Utomi said he has held talks with Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso over the possibility of forming a new political party that would give the APC a run for its money.

He said the new party will be a clean start, with clear ideologies and agenda.

In a statement on Monday, Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, said Utomi’s previous plans to float political parties never materialised.

“As a serial promoter of mega parties that never materialize, Prof. Pat Utomi’s statement cannot be taken that seriously,” Morka said.

“In 2021, Prof Utomi and his collaborators disturbed the airwaves with plans to launch a people-centered ideological mega party under the auspices of the National Consultative Front (NCFront) to dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). That plan did not go past the news headlines.

“Now in 2024, Prof. Utomi is touting a possible merger or collaboration between the Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the PDP, vastly the political parties, according to him, that are bereft of any ideological orientation or did not manage to create an alignment with the Nigerian People to improve the quality of their lives.

“One can only infer that Prof. Utomi may be positing that his personal involvement in the proposed alliance will transmogrify the same parties, he has adjudged to be decadent and anti-people, into bastions of political and economic liberty for Nigerians.”

Morka added that the professor “is an unmitigated delusion of grandeur”.