Peter Obi Says Nigerians Are United By Hunger And Starvation Under Tinubu

Labour Party’s Peter Obi says Nigeria has become a nation united by hunger and starvation under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

Obi, who vied in the 2023 presidential election that saw Tinubu emerge as the winner, lamented the situation in Nigeria, which has brought untold economic hardship to the people.

“Today, we are one big nation united by hunger and starvation, to the point of dying to make ends meet,” he said in a post on X on Monday.

The former Anambra State governor berated the government for wasting resources and charged Tinubu “to lead the crusade against hunger by investing aggressively in our agricultural sector.”

“Most distressing is that in all our adversity, our leaders have resorted to spending stupendous amounts of resources on wasteful items like ordering expensive renovations of offices and residences that are already in luxurious conditions.

“We have seen our government spend more money on car parks for politicians than for the running of half of our teaching hospitals. In all this, there has been scanty attention to the living conditions of the ordinary people they were elected to care for.” 

On Monday, residents of Lagos State protested against inflation and urged the government to solve the problem.

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The Nigeria Labour Congress made good of their threat to hold nationwide protests for two days on Tuesday but cancelled the second day, giving the government a two-week ultimatum to stabilize the economy.