‘Turnout In FCT Poll Is The Beginning Of Ultimate Indictment Of Politics In Nigeria’ – Utomi

Political Economist, Pat Utomi, has asked the National Assembly to return the Electoral Act 2026.

Naija News reports that Utomi, speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’, reacted to the Electoral Act Amendment, which was passed by the National Assembly and signed into law by President Bola Tinubu barely 24 hours after its passage.

Both the passage of the Electoral Act and its signing into law have sparked national debates across the country.

Similarly, Utomi charged the National Assembly to make laws that reflect what Nigerians want, citing low voters turnout in the recent Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council election.

He said, “It is imperative for progress in Nigeria that they return that so-called law to the National Assembly and make a law that reflects what the Nigerian people want.

“The last FCT Area Council elections, where I think the turnout was was something like 7% was the beginning of the ultimate indictment of politics in Nigeria.

“Now, when politics gets to a point that the people lose complete interest, they think politicians are a bunch of coup plotters who use their positions to prevent the will of the people from being known, they just ignore the system. When they ignore the system, invariably, something happens.”