Professor Pat Utomi has condemned the recent amendment to the Electoral Act passed by the National Assembly and swiftly signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.

Utomi described the move as a “gangster style assault on the popular will.”

Utomi, in a post shared on X on Friday, said the action by the Senate and the Executive should not be ignored, warning that it could have grave consequences for the country’s democracy.

According to him, the development amounts to treason and reflects a lack of character and shame on the part of those involved.

He further cautioned that the situation could create instability in Lagos and Abuja, drawing parallels with the crisis in Khartoum, Sudan.

Utomi wrote: “This gangster style assault on the popular will by the Senate and Executive must not be brushed off. It is treason.

“Beyond a show of lack of character and a sense of shame it sets up conditions that may bring Lagos and Abuja to what Khartoum, Sudan is. So stop them we must.”

UGAMATV recalls that the National Assembly had recently passed an amendment to the Electoral Act, which was subsequently assented to by President Tinubu.

The amendment has continued to generate mixed reactions from political stakeholders and civil society groups.