On his part, an aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, described Utomi’s shadow government as treason.
Utomi, a professor of political economy, had recently initiated what he called the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government”, which, according to him, will be a “national emergency response” to systematically monitor government actions, identify failures, and propose alternative solutions across critical sectors.
However, speaking Sunday night on Arise TV, Adamson expressed satisfaction with the DSS for acting within the confines of its mandate and swiftly challenging in court the legality of Utomi’s shadow government.