I Will Keep Expressing Myself Despite Court Judgement – Pat Utomi

Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has stated that the Federal High Court’s judgement, which restrained him from forming a shadiness cabinet, volition not halt him from exercising his state of expression.

Prof Utomi, who said this portion reacting to the judgement of the tribunal successful an interrogation connected Channels Television’s ‘Political Paradigm’, argued that helium and his associates were not seeking immoderate law recognition.

Justice James Omotosho, who delivered the judgement connected Monday, had held that a shadiness authorities oregon furniture was unconstitutional and alien to the nation’s statesmanlike strategy of government.

But, successful his reaction, the renowned economist maintained that, “I anticipation the lawyers volition person thing to say. We were not looking to find a spot successful the constitution of Nigeria.”

“This is unprecedented. Whatever it is, we’re not looking for a spot successful the constitution,” the Professor added.

When asked if the ruling has ended his ‘shadow government’ plans oregon if helium had an alternative, Prof. Utomi insisted connected exercising his civic rights.

The DSS, successful suit fig FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025, argued that the conception of a “shadow government” was alien to the Nigerian Constitution and that threatened nationalist stability. According to the information agency, specified a parallel structure, nether the guise of governance, could incite unrest, heighten intergroup tensions, and embolden separatist elements, thereby undermining the country’s interior security.

The DSS contended that with a democratically elected authorities successful place, immoderate effort to signifier a rival authority—such arsenic a shadiness cabinet—violated law provisions and could pb to governmental instability.

In its prayers, the bureau asked the tribunal to state the purported shadiness authorities oregon furniture unconstitutional, null, and void, arguing it amounted to creating a parallel authorization not recognised by the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

Additionally, the DSS sought a declaration that, pursuant to Sections 1(1), 1(2), and 14(2)(a) of the Constitution, immoderate governmental authorization oregon operation established extracurricular the model of the Constitution was illegal. It besides sought a perpetual injunction restraining Prof. Utomi and his associates from proceeding with immoderate steps toward creating oregon operating a shadiness authorities or similar entity.