Hunger and the Insensitivity of Mr. President
I watched with deep concern the statement made by President Bola Tinubu to the Catholic Bishops who visited his office, that there has always been hunger in Nigeria, even before he was born.
While it is true that hunger has been a part of human life and has existed in our country for decades, such a statement appears insensitive to the plight of the millions of Nigerians who face worsening economic hardship today. More importantly, we must focus on the facts and the measurable outcomes of governance.
Before the present administration assumed office in 2023, an estimated 17 million Nigerians were facing acute food insecurity, primarily caused by insecurity, armed conflict, widespread banditry, and devastating floods. Today, less than three years later, that number has risen to about 35 million Nigerians. Instead of improving the situation, the crisis has worsened significantly under the current administration.
The same trend is evident in poverty. Before this government took office in 2023, Nigeria’s extreme poverty was estimated at 87 million people. Current projections suggest that this number is approaching 140 million people, making Nigeria home to the largest population of people living in extreme poverty anywhere in the world.
No one disputes that this administration inherited serious challenges. However, leadership is measured not by the challenges inherited but by the results achieved. The government must honestly acknowledge that its response has fallen far short of what the situation demanded, with millions more Nigerians pushed deeper into poverty and hunger.
The combination of persistent insecurity, poor economic management, fiscal indiscipline, wasteful public expenditure, and inadequate investment in productive sectors has compounded the suffering of ordinary Nigerians.
A responsible government must prioritise investment in education, healthcare, agriculture, security, and small businesses while pursuing policies that create jobs, expand production, and lift people out of poverty. That remains my commitment to the Nigerian people.
A New Nigeria is Possible. PO
I'll never understand how people are actively supporting a man who abdicates his responsibilities as President at every opportunity.
How are you supporting a person who says there's nothing he can do about the job he was "elected" to do? The job that you're supporting him for?
Yup, for everyone that doesn’t allow the Nigerian police to harass them and they get shot or killed. This will be their defense now.
“We found a gun on him”.
Na very yeye thing be this o, absolute nonsense. You confirmed a payment was successful and he left. Wether he collected his receipt or not is his burden to bear and not a proof of fraud in any instance. If you post my picture or video like this believe me that 1.4m will be the least of your worries. Nonsense.
@MogajiLummy Do you want to know how senseless those agbero are?
Most of them will go back to their base and family to go and brag that "their oga" children sabi book and she dey speak well. Bragging to their own improvished families oo
They do this to humiliate the kids and remind them they're powerless.
If skin cut becomes the new trend and everyone starts shaving all their hair,these schools would start making their students grow their hair.
I think its Yahoo boys that's making some of you clowns
You are a security man
You see me 10 times, you beg and hail me 10 times
You sell shoes 85k I can get on Temu for 50k with free delivery
You open a restaurant and use plastic takeaway to sell one plate of Egusi soup for 18k.
Just because Yahoo boys are tipping you everytime you hail them or because Yahoo boys are buying 5$ Chinese sneakers for 85k or because Yahoo boys mostly do not have taste and will accept 18k soup in a black SUP plastic takeaway
That does not mean we are all Yahoo boys
I am not giving you shishi unless you earn it. If you like hail me 1 million times
I will buy my cheap Chinese shoes on Temu and I will not accept an SUP for an 18k soup
@instablog9ja When you request for a sick leave and it's not approved. Don't go to the office the following day - go to the hospital. Nobody will sanction you.