Patrick Okedinachi Utomi (born 6 February 1956) is a Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria and a former presidential candidate. He is the founder of Centre for Value in Leadership (CVL) and the political party, the

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. He is a professor at

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, and has served in senior positions in government, as an adviser to the president of

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, the private sector, as Chief Operating Officer at

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Nigeria.

Background

Patrick Utomi was born in Kaduna, he is a descent of

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in Oshimili North Local Government Area of

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. He had his

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at St. Thomas,

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1960 - 1962; Our Lady of Fatima,

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1962 - 1966;

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and Loyola College,

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, finishing his secondary education at the age of 15. The entry age for university education was 17, so he enrolled at the Federal School of Arts and Science in the interim. He later got admission into the

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in 1973 to study

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. Patrick Utomi graduated from University of

Nsukka in 1977, He attended

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, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, where he got his Ph.D. MPA, MA. He was appointed Professor of Social and Political Economy Environment of Business and

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in 2003. he has been a scholar-in-residence at the

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and the

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Career

A few months after his return to Nigeria, Pat got enlisted by the former Vice President Alex Ekwueme to provide consultancy services on some public policy papers. Soon after, he was appointed Special Assistant by former President

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a position he lost following the military coup of December 1983, which terminated the Second Republic. Following the end of the Second Republic, he became Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Utomapp Holdings Limited, 1984 – 1986, and Assistant General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Volkswagen Nigeria

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, 1983 - 1993. Utomi was Scholar-in-Residence, American University, Washington DC, USA, 1996 and Research Associate, the

, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1996. (Lagos Business school started operating in 1991.) Utomi also belongs to many professional bodies. He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR,

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, IOD, Nigeria Economic Summit Group and Nigeria Economic Society. Utomi coordinated the establishment of several civil society groups on good governance and accountability such as Transparency in Nigeria, the Centre for Values in Leadership, the Concerned Professionals, and the Restoration Group. In the business sphere, Utomi was the Vice Chairman of Platinum–Habib Bank. He is a columnist and chairman. Utomi has served in various

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associations including the

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(LCCI), the National Council of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, he is also the Chairman of Poise Nigeria Limited, and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA). He has spoken on issues in the following areas on various international platforms; growth economics, comparative development, leadership, oil, and China's economic surge and growing influence in Africa. He has collaborated frequently with the

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(CSIS) in Washington, and Chatham House, in the UK. He has also written commissioned papers for the UK's DFID including the latest collaboration with Colleagues from

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on the Political Economy of growth in Nigeria (2006). Utomi also ran a failed attempt for presidency of Nigeria in 2011. In 2021, Pat and other political stakeholders pioneered the formation of a new political opposition ahead of the 2023 Nigerian general elections.

Governorship candidacy

Pat Utomi was declared as the governorship candidate of the

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for the 2019 general election in Delta State by a faction of the All Progressive Congress. The national working Committee of the All Progressive Congress later overturned the declaration and announced Chief Great Ogboru as its Delta state gubernatorial candidate for the 2019 general elections.

Honors and awards

*Nominated and voted by the Public as one of Nigeria's top ten Living Legends in the Vanguard/Silverbird Television Awards. *Great

Lives of the 20th Century; *Who is who in Africa

Books and selected publications

*Utomi P., Nigeria as an Economic Power House, Can it be Achieved in Robert P Rothberg (ed
Crafting the New Nigeria – Confronting the Challenges
Lynne Rienner Publishers Boulder Co. 2004 pg 125 – 138 *Utomi P. Nigeria “Changes as Prospects” in th
Africa Competitiveness Report
(ed) Jeffrey Sachs, World Economic Forum 2000 *Utomi P
Performance under Constraints. The Nigeria Press Under Military Rule
Gazette Vol 28 1982 *Utomi P, Historical �
Philosophical Foundations of Government Ownership of Newspapers in Nigeria
Gazette vol 27 no 1 1981 *Utomi P
Values and Economic Stagnation in Africa: A Paradox of Poverty in Nigeria
The International Journal of

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n Studies Vol. 3.2. Spring 2004 *Utomi P, Managing Uncertainty: Competition and Strategy in Emerging Economies. Ibadan. Spectrum Books 1998 *Utomi P, To Serve is to Live. Ibadan. Spectrum Books, 1999 *Utomi, Patrick Okedinachi. ''To Serve is to Live: Autobiographical Reflections on the Nigerian Condition''. Spectrum Books Limited, 2002. *Utomi P, , Ibadan. Spectrum Books, 2000 *Utomi P
Why Nations are Poor
Lagos. Business Day Books 2006 *Utomi P
Business Angel as a Missionary
London. Makeway Press, 2010 *Utomi P, Conscience: Opinions in the Struggle for Nation Building, Lagos Patike Book 1999 *Utomi P, Perspectives: Further Thoughts in the Quest for National Rebirth Patike Books, 2000. *Edited Volumes of Interview with Pat Utomi. Golden Thoughts compiled by Godfrey Obioma Intec Press 2004. *In the words of Pat Utomi edited by Uju Onyechere, Lagos. Benson Edwards Publications, 2003 *Pat Utomi: A Purpose driven life: Interviews of Pat Utomi by Godfrey Obioma *The Duty to Lead: An article by Pat Utomi *Contributor to 40 First Job: A book by Ukinebo Dare *The Art of Leading: Open Secrets of Leadership Effectiveness. CVL/Makeway Press, 2015 *Pat Utom
“Power, Politics, Public Policy Process and Performance”
*Utomi, Patrick Okedinachi. ''Golden Thoughts: Creative Views and Writings of Professor Pat Utomi on the Nigerian Economy, Politics and Social System''. Godfrey Obioma, 2004.

Keynotes speeches

Keynote speaker at the Annual Conferences of the following: * Nigerian Institute of Management *Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors *Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (4 times) *Nigeria Institute of Public Relations * Nigeria Institute of Marketing *Law Society,

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, Ife Has been guest speaker at the annual Business Club meetings of the Africa Business Club at the

, Wharton, Kellogg School and the TedxEuston at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Utomi, Patrick 1956 births Living people Igbo educators University of Nigeria alumni Christ the King College, Onitsha alumni Academic staff of Pan-Atlantic University Harvard Business School faculty Nigerian expatriate academics in the United States American University faculty People from Kaduna Nigerian motivational speakers Candidates in the Nigerian general election, 2011 Igbo academics Loyola College, Ibadan alumni