{"id":163950,"date":"2025-05-24T09:14:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T08:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigeria-not-emirate-or-kingdom-emulate-peter-obi-sam-amadi-tells-atiku"},"modified":"2025-05-24T10:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T09:21:08","slug":"nigeria-not-emirate-or-kingdom-emulate-peter-obi-sam-amadi-tells-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigeria-not-emirate-or-kingdom-emulate-peter-obi-sam-amadi-tells-atiku","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria not \u2019emirate or kingdom\u2019, emulate Peter Obi \u2013 Sam Amadi tells Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Sam Amadi, former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has urged ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar to emulate Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party.<\/p>\n<p>Amadi said that Atiku needs to cure excessive \u2018royalty\u2019 and be as much normal as a professional or a business leader.<\/p>\n<p>The former NERC boss claimed that Atiku could be President, saying he is not really bad.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X on Saturday, Amadi, who is also Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts suggested that Atiku should not act as an Emir, Ooni or Obi, noting that Nigeria is not an \u201cemirate, or a kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cAtiku could be President. He is not really bad. But one thing he needs to cure is excessive \u2018royalty\u2019. He should emulate @PeterObi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe as much normal as a professional or a business leader, not an Emir or Ooni or Obi. Nigeria is not an emirate, or a kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Sam Amadi, former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has urged ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar to emulate Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party. 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