A former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sam Amadi, has rejected the offer to serve as the Director of Research for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential Campaign Council.
In a letter conveyed to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, who is the Director General of the campaign council, Amadi expressed his rejection citing several reasons.
Amadi clarified that he is non-partisan, further adding that his rejection is not a vote of no confidence on PDP.
In a statement he issued which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York, Amadi explained that such an appointment would lead to a conflict of interest.
Amadi claimed he cannot participate in such a role.
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He said: ‘I humbly want to decline the appointment and hereby abstain from participating in such a role.
‘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.
‘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.’
PDP recently inaugurated its Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2023 elections.
Meanwhile, Mr. Rabi’u Kwankwaso who is the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has boasted that his party would defeat both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential poll.
While addressing a mammoth crowd at the inauguration of the Kano State NNPP campaign office yesterday, Kwankwaso declared, ‘This crowd signifies the need and urge for new leadership, not only in the state but the country at large. The biggest surprise will come when our party, the NNPP wins the 2023 presidential election, God willing.’
Kwankwaso said by 2023, all students would smile and be back in school.