An Opposition Flaw-The "Pat Utomi tendency"

Discussing Pat Utomi's latest initiative, Grandiose Parlor highlights a key problem with the Nigerian opposition and Perhaps opposition groups throughout the continent, their lack of a social contract with the very people they claim to represent :

One major limitation of Pat over the years has been his inability to create a solid and reliable bond with the Nigerian grassroots, and from what I can see from the sideline, the “Pat utomi tendency” may still be at work: an over-reliance on the Nigerian elites...I hope Pat sees the need to take his campaign further than the confines of cosy restaurants into the dusty streets of the Nigerian hinterland where the battles of democracy will be fought and its rewards most appreciated.