Sam Amadi, a former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity
Regulatory Commission (NERC), has rejected a role as director of research in
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council.
In a letter dated October 10 and addressed to Aminu
Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto and director-general of the campaign council,
Amadi said he belongs to a number of organisations that are non-partisan.
While appreciating Tambuwal for the offer, the former NERC
chairman said his rejection is not a vote of no confidence on the country’s
major opposition party.
“I humbly want to decline the appointment, and hereby
abstain from participating in such a role,” he said.
“The decision to
decline the offer has stemmed from the conflicts of interest emanating from
various responsibilities in which I act as a leader of different platforms
where political neutrality and objectivity are required of me. These platforms
are as follows: The Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts (ASSPT).
“As director of the school, I bear the responsibility to
lead a group of intellectuals and scholars of diverse political and ideological
stripes with a commitment to rethink the nature of the social, political, and
economic crises of statehood in Africa, and to develop new ideas and policies
to transform Nigeria and other African societies.
“For some years I have been an analyst on Arise News, which
I consider one of the most strategic institutions for national development and
sane deliberative democracy through analytical news reporting.
“My role in that
reputable media platform also requires non-partisanship, even as I am free to
express my opinions.”
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