Pat Utomi laments leadership failure in Buhari-led govt- Leadership in Nigeria has failed and crippled, according to Professor Pat Utomi - The renowned political economy scholar decried lack of connection between the rulers and the ruled - Utomi explained that the current government has demonstrated disregard for the principle of separation of power PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Pat Utomi, a renowned economist and former presidential aspirant, has lamented what he termed as "crippled" leadership and lack of good governance in Nigeria. Speaking on Sunday, August 30, during an appearance on Channels TV's Sunday Politics, Utomi said there is lack of sacrificial efforts in the present government to lift people up. The political economy professor, who is also a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), decried that the nation’s political class has failed to align itself to the new reality. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello According to him, the current President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is "confused" and lacked the type of politics that would facilitate responsiveness to the demands and agitation of the people. "I think that the government is crippled; it is not connecting to the solution,” the renowned professor decried. “If there is anything absent in Nigeria, it is leadership. At every level of our society, there is a failure of leadership. “Leadership is about connecting to the soul of the people and giving everything sacrificially to lift it up.” Utomi also lamented the collapse of separation of power, further highlighting that the power of the executive has been usurped by members of the National Assembly (NASS). “There is a total collapse of separation of powers and the legislature has taken over running the executive and the executive is complicit in allowing that to happen," he further added. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! Read also Atiku reacts to presidential election tribunal's ruling Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Professor Wole Soyinka condemned the Nigerian government's reintroduction of the Bill on National Water Resources 2020 to the National Assembly. The Nobel laureate made his position on the bill known in a statement on Thursday, August 27. Soyinka warned that if the bill is passed into law, it would hand the Nigerian president “absolute control over the nation’s entire water resources, both over and underground. 5 years after, Nigerians speak about Buhari's administration | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Leadership in Nigeria has failed and crippled, according to Professor Pat Utomi - The renowned political economy scholar decried lack of connection between the rulers and the ruled - Utomi explained that the current government has demonstrated disregard for the principle of separation of power PAY ATTENTION PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng 5 years after, Nigerians speak about Buhari's administration