Tinubu Unable To Solve Hunger In Nigeria – Atiku Warns Of Revolution

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the severe hunger plaguing poor Nigerians. Atiku expressed dismay that under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerians are enduring widespread poverty, with the government appearing incapable of addressing the crisis.

In a statement issued by his Media Aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku referenced historical revolutions in the Arab world, France, and Russia, driven by poverty and hunger.

In a statement released today, September 15, the African Democratic Party (ADC) chieftain labeled the extent of hunger in Nigeria as intolerable, particularly among the marginalized and disadvantaged.

“Whatever reform the Tinubu government might claim to be undertaking, the point remains that food insecurity is a daily occurrence nationwide. There is no government worth its salt that does not place priority on the welfare and security of the people,” Atiku said.

He cautioned that “most violent socio-political uprisings and revolutions around the world have been driven by widespread hunger and unbearable living conditions, especially the paradox of extreme poverty in a land of abundance.”

The former Vice President underscored that the core duty of any government is to safeguard the security and well-being of its citizens.

However, he decried that under President Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC), millions of Nigerians are increasingly ensnared in poverty and suffering.

He further noted that the nation’s current condition provides little cause for hope, as it is contributing to a rising wave of criminal activities, including large-scale fraud, terrorism, kidnapping, cultism, drug abuse, and ritual killings, among others.

He suggested that the “current unacceptable situation offers an opportunity for reflection,” pointing to historical precedents like the French Revolution, the 1917 Russian Revolution, and the Arab Spring.

He recalled how a young man, driven by unbearable frustration, set himself ablaze, an act that sparked widespread socio-political unrest, starting in Tunisia and spreading across the Middle East and North Africa.

“Back home here in Nigeria, it may not be out of place to argue that even the ‘ENDSARS’ protest was fuelled by the traumatising frustration of hunger and insensitivity on the part of the government,” he said.

He emphasized further that since reforms are designed for the benefit of citizens and not vice versa, the reforms of this administration should prioritize human welfare.

“Whether the present powers accept it or not, the reality of our existence is that the poor are increasingly dying of hunger while the majority of the living poor exists at the mercy of the ill-advised policies of this government,” he said.

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