JUST IN: FG reacts as Pat Utomi, Dele Farotimi form ‘Shadow Government’

The Federal Government has reacted to Pat Utomi’s creation of a ‘Shadow Government’ aimed at creating a viable opposition ahead of 2027.

POLITICS NIGERIA earlier reported that Utomi announced the creation of the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” on Monday evening stating that it will function as a credible opposition force, highlighting the failures of the Bola Tinubu administration while offering ideas for better governance.

Reacting to the Develoment, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said, “At a time when our nation is set to celebrate 26 unbroken years of presidential democracy, the idea of a so-called “shadow government” is an aberration.

“Nigeria is not a parliamentary system where such a system is practised, and there is no provision for such in our statute books.

“While opposition politics is a central feature of democracy, it must be practised at all times within the bounds of propriety.

“This idea of a shadow government sadly does not pass that test. Our bicameral legislature amply features members of the opposition, and it should be the right place to contest meaningful ideas for nation-building.”

The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.