What I Would Have Done As President – Pat Utomi.

Professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has stated that he would significantly reduce the cost of governance if he were Nigeria’s president.

Utomi made the remark during an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme aired on Channels Television.

He spoke while addressing the current state of the nation.

According to him, it is unreasonable for a government to operate in a way that places an excessive burden on citizens who are already experiencing severe hardship.

“I will still dramatically slice the cost of governing in Nigeria; it is way too high. I would use industry policy to stimulate production. We’re not doing enough to stimulate production.

“I’m not going to remove tax reforms. They are important. We need them, but I’m going to make sure that they are not revenue for people to spend. We need to look at constitutional reforms that limit how you spend.

“Those kinds of money you raise, we need a balanced budget. All of those are the issues we need to bring into consideration,” he said.