Sam Amadi, former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has criticized President Bola Tinubu and the Presidency over the alleged bogus Presidential Economic Advisory Council scandal.
In a post on X on Thursday, Amadi questioned how a non-existent government organization purportedly worked without detection within the Presidency.
He stated that Presidency officials should have raised concerns about the agency’s existence, accusing the administration of a lack of understanding.
“No one in the Presidency could say, ‘Wait a minute, when did we create this agency?'” Tinubu represents the pinnacle of ignorance. “And many so-called technocrats and vain professors believe he should be reelected,” Amadi added.
His remarks came after the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, denied Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew’s allegation that he had been named Director-General of a Presidential Economic Advisory Council.
The Presidency branded the council as a fictional body, with Adeyemi facing criminal charges for forgery, impersonation, and acquiring under false pretenses.
According to the Presidency, investigations by security agencies revealed that Adeyemi forged appointment documents, misrepresented himself as a government appointee, operated multiple bank accounts linked to fictitious agencies, and fraudulently opened a Central Bank of Nigeria account without receiving any government funds.
The Presidency also advised politicians and members of the public not to promote Adeyemi’s statements, citing the ongoing legal proceedings.
