An ex-chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory
Commission, NERC, and Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political
Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has lamented what he described as the growing pattern of
unwarranted attacks on former Labour Party LP presidential candidate, Peter
Obi, by senior government officials.
This was as he noted that while Nigerian politicians talk
about him, Obi talks only about Nigeria’s undeserving condition.
Amadi, in a commentary he shared on his official X account,
observed that it has become a troubling trend for members of the present
administration to frequently target Obi, despite his consistent focus on
Nigeria’s dire socio-economic realities, rather than on personalities.
The former NERC chairman cited the recent criticisms from
the Presidency, the Governor of Lagos State, and Senate President, Godswill
Akpabio as examples of this misplaced focus.
DAILY POST reports that Obi had recently stated that the
“labour of our heroes past has gone in vain”-a sobering reflection on the
country’s current state of affairs.
The observation was met with a sharp rebuke from Senator
Akpabio, who accused the former governor of Anambra State of being
disrespectful and dishonouring the legacy of Nigeria’s founding fathers.
Lagos State Governor had also lashed out at Obi, reacting to
comments he made during a recent foreign engagement, where he critiqued the
country’s economic trajectory.
In the same vein, the Presidency had earlier dismissed Obi’s
ideas and proposals on governance and economic reform. Amadi, however, offered
a counter-narrative, arguing that while the political elite expend significant
energy attacking Obi, the man himself remains resolutely focused on Nigeria’s
structural challenges and the urgent need for reform.
“If elections were a purely rational exercise, Peter Obi is
so far the only candidate who ought to be elected”, Amadi stated.
He bemoaned what he called the disproportionate attention
paid to Obi by high-ranking government figures, asserting that Obi has steered
clear of personal attacks and has, instead, consistently advanced a vision for
national renewal rooted in prudence, accountability, and economic
revitalisation.
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