Patrick Okedinachi Utomi
Professor Lagos Business School
Personal details
Born (1956-02-06) 6 February 1956
Kaduna, Nigeria
Residence(s)Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Indiana
ProfessionProfessor

Patrick Okedinachi Utomi (born 6 February 1956[1]) is a Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert.[2] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria[3] and a former presidential candidate.[4] He is the founder of Centre for Value in Leadership (CVL)[5] and the African Democratic Congress. He is a professor at Lagos Business School,[6] and has served in senior positions in government, as an adviser to the president of Nigeria, the private sector, as Chief Operating Officer of Volkswagen Nigeria.[4]

Background

Patrick Utomi was born in Kaduna,[7] he is a descent of Igbuzo in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.[7] He had his primary education at St. Thomas, Kano 1960 - 1962;[7] Our Lady of Fatima, Gusau 1962 - 1966;[7] Christ the King College, Onitsha[7] and Loyola College, Ibadan,[7] 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.[7] He later got admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1973 to study Mass Communication.[7] Patrick Utomi graduated from University of Nigeria Nsukka in 1977,[7] He attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, where he got his Ph.D. MPA, MA.[7] He was appointed Professor of Social and Political Economy Environment of Business and Entrepreneurship[8] at Lagos Business School[6] in 2003. he has been a scholar-in-residence at the Harvard Business School and the American University in Washington, D.C.[9]

Career

South South Economic Summit 2009 - Gov. Imoke, President Goodluck Jonathan, Pat Utomi Gov. Oshiomole

Within a few months of his return to Nigeria from Bloomington, Indiana, United States, 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 Shehu Shagari[4] a position he lost following the military coup of December 1983, which terminated the Second Republic.[10]

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 Lagos, 1983 - 1993.[3]

Utomi was Scholar-in-Residence, American University, Washington DC, USA, 1996 and Research Associate, the Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1996.[11] (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, Institute of Directors, 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.[12][13]

Utomi has served in various private sector associations including the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (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 Center for Strategic and International Studies (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 Oxford on the Political Economy of growth in Nigeria. (2006).[14]

Utomi also ran a failed attempt for presidency of Nigeria in 2011.[15] In 2021, Pat and other political stakeholders pioneered the formation of a new political opposition ahead of the 2023 Nigerian general elections.[16]

Governorship candidacy

Pat Utomi was declared as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress for the 2019 general election in Delta State by a faction of the All Progressive Congress.[17] The national working Committee of the All Progressive Congress overturned the factional declaration and declared Chief Great Ogboru as its Delta state gubernatorial Candidate for the 2019 general Elections.[18][19]

Honors and awards

  • Nominated and voted by the Public as one of Nigeria’s top ten Living Legends in the Vanguard/Silverbird Television Awards.[20][21]
  • Great Nigeria Lives of the 20th Century;[22]
  • Who is who in Africa[7]

Books and selected publications

Keynotes speeches

Keynote speaker at the Annual Conferences of the following:

Has been guest speaker at the annual Business Club meetings of the Africa Business Club at the Harvard Business School, Wharton, Kellogg School and the TedxEuston at the University of London.

References

  1. ↑ "GIANT IN THE TROPIC OF AFRICA: Professor Pat Utomi". Tribune Online. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  2. ↑ Suzy Oruya (12 August 2012). "Nigeria's economy is in crisis - Utomi". Onitsha: Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 ":: Our Activities". Corpgovnigeria.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pat Utomi – Entrepreneur & Social Activist". Financial Freedom Inspiration. 6 February 1956. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Channels Television - Nigeria's Award Winning Television Station". 10 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2017. The challenging health conditions in areas affected by the flood disaster should be the critical emphasis of policy makers as the floods begin to recede. This was the call made by the founder of the Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL), Prof. Pat Utomi, at the presentation of relief materials to officials of Delta State Government at St Patrick's College, at the Asaba camp for displaced persons.
  6. 1 2 "Lagos Business School - Milestones". Lbs.edu.ng. Lagos Business School. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 profile. "Mr Patrick Utomi | Who's Who Profile". Africa Confidential. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Fashola, Utomi, others seek action on entrepreneurship education". Guardiannewsngr.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Prof. PAT UTOMI* to be honoured with other top Nigerian Leaders as one of the *PATRONs* of Arise O Nigeria at the 3rd Annual *Arise O Nigeria Leadership Symposium & PAN Nigerian Humanitarian Awards.* – BMTV NIGERIA". Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  10. ↑ "GIANT IN THE TROPIC OF AFRICA: Professor Pat Utomi". Tribune Online. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  11. ↑ "The Pointer News Online".
  12. ↑ "Pat Utomi: A Distinguished Professor Of Many Parts". The Pointer News Online. 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  13. ↑ Needy, Save Our (2016-08-04). "Save Our Needy: Prof. PAT UTOMI Becomes Patron of Save Our Needy". Save Our Needy. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  14. ↑ "Prof. PAT UTOMI* to be honoured with other Top Nigerian Leaders as one of the *PATRONs* of Arise O Nigeria at the 3rd Annual *Arise O Nigeria Leadership Symposium & PAN Nigerian Humanitarian Awards.* – BMTV NIGERIA". Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  15. ↑ "SDMP picks Utomi as presidential candidate". Vanguard News. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  16. ↑ Olatunji, Kehinde (2021-09-22). "Jega, Utomi, Duke, others float new political party". The Guardian Nigeria News. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  17. ↑ "Delta APC faction declares Pat Utomi gov candidate". October 2018.
  18. ↑ "APC denies Magnus Abe, Pat Utomi governorship tickets".
  19. ↑ "Utomi explodes, says APC will lose Delta governorship if". 7 October 2018.
  20. ↑ Oct 04 (6 February 1956). "Pat Utomi – 50 Greatest Nigerians of All Time? (Video) :: Naija's Most Incredible". Naijasmostincredible.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ↑ "Prof. PAT UTOMI* to be honoured with other Top Nigerian Leaders as one of the *PATRONs* of Arise O Nigeria at the 3rd Annual *Arise O Nigeria Leadership Symposium & PAN Nigerian Humanitarian Awards.* – BMTV NIGERIA". Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  22. ↑ Godday Odidi (16 October 2012). "Of national awards and falling integrity". Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  23. ↑ Pegg, Scott (2005). "Book Review: Rotberg, Robert, editor. CRAFTING THE NEW NIGERIA: CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004". Africa Today. 52 (1): 137–139. doi:10.2979/aft.2005.52.1.137. ISSN 0001-9887.
  24. ↑ Monga, Célestin; Lin, Justin Yifu; Sachs, Jeffrey D. (2015-07-01), "Africa's Demographic Transition and Economic Prospects", The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199687107.013.051, ISBN 978-0-19-968710-7
  25. ↑ Utomi, Patrick (1981). "Performance Under Constraints: the Nigerian Press Under Military Rule". Gazette (Leiden, Netherlands). 28 (1): 51–54. doi:10.1177/001654928102800104. ISSN 0016-5492. S2CID 144477969.
  26. ↑ Nkamleu, GB (2009-07-10). "poverty and child farm labour in Africa: Wealth paradox or bad orthodox". African Journal of Economic Policy. 13 (1). doi:10.4314/ajep.v13i1.44181. ISSN 1116-4875.
  27. ↑ Child, John; Faulkner, David; Tallman, Stephen; Hsieh, Linda (2019-04-25), "Emerging economies", Cooperative Strategy, Oxford University Press, pp. 484–504, doi:10.1093/oso/9780198814634.003.0022, ISBN 978-0-19-881463-4
  28. ↑ Utomi, Patrick (1981). "Performance Under Constraints: the Nigerian Press Under Military Rule". Gazette (Leiden, Netherlands). 28 (1): 51–54. doi:10.1177/001654928102800104. ISSN 0016-5492. S2CID 144477969.
  29. ↑ Obioma, Godfrey. (2004). Golden thoughts : creative views and writings of Professor Pat Utomi on the Nigerian economy, politics and social system. [Godfrey Obioma]. OCLC 609425463.
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