Sam Amadi, former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has chastised President Bola Tinubu and the Presidency over the purported bogus Presidential Economic Advisory Council.
In a post on X on Thursday, Amadi questioned how a non-existent government organization reportedly worked within the Presidency without being noticed.
He claimed that Presidency officials should have questioned the agency’s existence, accusing the administration of a lack of awareness.
“So no one in the Presidency could say, ‘Wait a minute, when did we form this agency?’ Tinubu is then the epitome of incompetency. Many so-called technocrats and vain academicians believe he should be re-elected,” Amadi said.
His remarks came after Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, dismissed Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew’s assertions that he had been named Director-General of a Presidential Economic Advisory Council.
The Presidency classified the council as a fictional entity, with Adeyemi facing criminal charges for forgery, impersonation, and acquiring by false pretense.
According to the Presidency, investigations by security agencies revealed that Adeyemi forged appointment documents, falsely represented 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 lawmakers and members of the public not to promote Adeyemi’s assertions, pointing out that the case is still being heard in court.