Amadi Says Nigerian Army Generals Must Answer
Nigeria just expanded its army, and one policy expert says that alone will fix nothing if the people at the top are never held to account. Sam Amadi, Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, is calling for Nigerian army generals' accountability to become a real priority, not just a talking point, as the country continues to battle worsening insecurity. Amadi made the remarks on Friday during an interview on Arise Television's "Prime Time," responding directly to President Bola Tinubu's recent endorsement of an expanded Nigerian Army. For Amadi, more troops are not the same as a better strategy. He argued that Nigeria's deeper problem sits higher up the chain of command. "Some of our generals and leaders must be held accountable. When the leadership is corrupt, it affects the entire nation," he said. The former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission did not stop at generals. He tied the security crisis dir...
