Sam Amadi, former Nigeria Electrical energy Regulatory Fee NERC) boss and Director on the Abuja School of Social and Political Ideas, has raised alarm over what he sees as a disturbing fixation by senior authorities figures on Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
In a submit shared on his X web page, on the twelfth of Might, 2025, Amadi pointed to a rising development of high officers within the present authorities focusing on Obi, though, in his phrases, “Nigerian politicians speak about him, Obi talks solely about Nigeria’s undeserving situation.”
In keeping with Amadi, it’s no coincidence. The identical officers appear to disregard the deeper points Obi highlights: poverty, insecurity, inflation, and poor governance. As a substitute, they strike again at him personally.
He referenced latest episodes:
• The Presidency throwing out Obi’s coverage ideas.
• Lagos State Governor reacting angrily to his feedback throughout a latest overseas outing.
• Senate President Godswill Akpabio blasting Obi for stating the “labour of our heroes previous has gone in useless”—a blunt critique of the nation’s present failures.
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Amadi thinks this backlash misses the purpose. Whereas the nation slides additional into {economic} and social decay, its leaders select to silence a person whose message stays regular: repair Nigeria first.
“If elections had been a purely rational train, Peter Obi is thus far the one candidate who should be elected,” Amadi declared.
He believes the criticism isn’t about Obi’s phrases it’s about discomfort together with his message. Obi avoids petty fights and stays locked in on reform, accountability, and long-term change. That focus, Amadi argues, is what actually threatens these in energy.
