Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, over the weekend described the panic by state actors on the planned protest from August 1 as worrisome.
He said: “The state of the motherland is certainly worrisome, so worrisome that notice by some not known people about impending protests have set off panic, threats, bullying and scapegoating, resulting in prefabricated falsehoods by agents of the state.
“MAN and the chambers of Commerce are up in arms with the direction of interest rates as monetary authorities struggle to contain inflation with high interest rates and insecurity continues.
“In this season of the unmasking of yesterday’s pretenders and the shrinking of the club of truth sayers and those who truly believe in a just society, it is not difficult to tell that the state of the motherland is of grave ill health.
“Surely values shape human progress and values seem to have taken flight from our current landscape and citizens must seek restoration.’’
