Peter Obi, a presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has called attention to the widespread starvation in the country, calling it an emergency of the highest order.
In a post on Friday, Obi stated that hunger had emerged as a critical national issue in Nigeria using his verified X account.
The world celebrated World Food Day at the same time he spoke. According to him, millions of families in Nigeria are still struggling with issues like hunger, poverty, and insecurity. This is a harsh reality that the country’s citizens must face.
As he sees it, Nigeria has fallen from 109th to 117th place out of 125 countries since the present administration took office in 2023, making it one of the world’s hungriest nations.
The situation is especially concerning, according to the former governor of Anambra State, because Nigeria has a lot of arable land. He bemoaned the fact that non-state actors and terrorist outfits may use the remaining 60% as a haven in the forests.
It has now dawned on me that the country’s hunger problem requires the declaration of a national emergency. On this World Food Day, we want to make it crystal clear: Nigerians deserve a nation where poverty and insecurity are met with compassion and urgency, where farmers can work without fear, and where no family goes to bed hungry.
“Ending world hunger is an immediate and critical national priority. Once we take over, we will ensure the safety of the nation and put our dedicated farmers back to work. Various types of assistance, including subsidies and targeted grants, will be provided to them.
He expressed the belief that a brand-new Nigeria was within reach in his writing.