Public policy expert and former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sam Amadi, has criticised First Lady Oluremi Tinubu over her advice to Nigerians to venture into small-scale businesses like selling akara, roasting corn, and producing kulikuli amid current economic hardships.
Reacting via a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, June 26, 2026, Amadi described the First Lady’s remarks as more reflective of political strategy than sound economic governance.
“The First Lady, like her husband, @officialABAT is an astute politician. She knows what works best for Nigerian politics: give women party leaders brand new cars and give akara money to captive voters who will still vote you on the basis of inducement, ethnicity and religion. I applaud their dexterity,” Amadi wrote.
He, however, argued that political astuteness does not equate to effective governance. “The only problem is that the competences for being an astute politician do not translate to competences
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