{"id":199548,"date":"2026-04-26T19:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T18:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ibadan-opposition-declaration-call-for-national-liberation"},"modified":"2026-04-26T20:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T19:26:09","slug":"ibadan-opposition-declaration-call-for-national-liberation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ibadan-opposition-declaration-call-for-national-liberation","title":{"rendered":"Ibadan Opposition Declaration Call for National Liberation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, says the opposition declaration in Ibadan, Oyo State, about fielding one presidential candidate in the next year\u2019s general elections was a call for national liberation.<\/p>\n<p>Utomi made this statement on Sunday while fielding questions during an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Morning Show\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking on the Saturday\u2019s Opposition Summit held by leaders of the various opposition political parties in Ibadan, Oyo State.<\/p>\n<p>Utomi, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, said, \u201cIbadan was an appropriate venue for the declaration by opposition politicians committing to rescue Nigerians in the face of creeping fascism, pressure toward a one-party state, and the shenanigans designed to disrupt multiparty democracy in this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis meeting was symbolic \u2014 a demonstration that there are people willing to set aside their egos and personal ambitions so that Nigeria may prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, says the opposition declaration in Ibadan, Oyo State, about fielding one presidential candidate in the next year\u2019s general elections was a call for national liberation. Utomi made this statement on Sunday while fielding questions during an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Morning Show\u2019. 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