1. Patrick Okedinachi Utomi was born on 6 February 1956 and is a Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert.
17 Facts About Patrick Utomi
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Patrick Utomi is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria and a former presidential candidate.
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Patrick Utomi is the founder of Centre for Value in Leadership and the political party, the African Democratic Congress.
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Patrick Utomi is a professor at Lagos Business School, and has served in senior positions in government, as an adviser to the president of Nigeria, the private sector, as Chief Operating Officer at Volkswagen Nigeria.
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Patrick Utomi was born in Kaduna, he is a descent of Igbuzo in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.
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Patrick Utomi had his primary education at St Thomas, Kano 1960 - 1962; Our Lady of Fatima, Gusau 1962 - 1966; Christ the King College, Onitsha and Loyola College, Ibadan, finishing his secondary education at the age of 15.
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Patrick Utomi later got admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1973 to study Mass Communication.
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Patrick Utomi graduated from University of Nigeria Nsukka in 1977, He attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, where he got his Ph.
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Patrick Utomi was appointed Professor of Social and Political Economy Environment of Business and Entrepreneurship at Lagos Business School in 2003.
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Patrick Utomi is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Institute of Directors, IOD, Nigeria Economic Summit Group and Nigeria Economic Society.
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Patrick 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.
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Patrick Utomi has served in various private sector associations including the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the National Council of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, he is the Chairman of Poise Nigeria Limited, and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association.
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Patrick Utomi 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.
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Patrick Utomi has collaborated frequently with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, and Chatham House, in the UK.
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Patrick Utomi has written commissioned papers for the UK's DFID including the latest collaboration with Colleagues from Oxford on the Political Economy of growth in Nigeria.
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Patrick Utomi ran a failed attempt for presidency of Nigeria in 2011.
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Pat Patrick 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.