Professor of Political Economy, Patrick Utomi has warned that Nigeria will collapse if nothing changes in the way its institutions are handled.
Utomi gave the warning in Enugu on Thursday on the occasion of the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference with the theme ‘The Ballot And The Task Of Keeping Democracy Alive”.
He noted that he has passionately researched and written about institutions and economic performance, adding that it was possible to tell countries that fail from countries that succeed by essentially looking at their institutions.
“We saw what happened in Somalia. But somehow, we managed to keep laughing about it. But it’s coming at us. If nothing changes, Nigeria will collapse and it will cost millions of lives.
“Nigeria is about to collapse, institution are boundaries, if nothing changes, Nigeria will collapse and we enter into anarchy, we saw what happened in Somalia, if the law cannot show precision, it has no value,” he stated.
He emphasized that journalists, editors, the gatekeepers have an even more important role to play in that regard than lawyers.
Utomi maintained that any law that cannot show precision has no value.
He stressed the the critical value of elections, institutions, and precise law in preventing societal collapse and ensuring progress.
