The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said the impending food crisis in Northern Nigeria is disheartening.
Obi blamed the impending food crisis in the North on bad leadership.
Reacting to the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) warning that over 17 million Nigerians in the North are at risk of acute hunger, Obi said the growing hunger among Nigerian citizens will worsen unless the people enthrone leaders who have the welfare of citizens at heart.
He said the North is the food basket of Nigeria and that only incompetent leadership could drag the country into such a horrible situation.
A statement signed by the Peter Obi Media Reach quoted Obi as saying:
“The recent report from the UN about the impending food crisis in northern Nigeria is disheartening, more so because it is avoidable.
“Northern Nigeria is the nation’s food basket, and nothing short of incompetent and irresponsible leadership could have created this tragedy.
“In a recent post on his X handle, he urged our national leaders to reassess their priorities and address the dire circumstances facing our citizens.
“He called on the Federal Government and state leaders to move beyond mere political discourse and make transparent, upfront investments to secure agricultural corridors, support smallholder farmers with accessible resources, and collaborate vigorously with organisations like the World Food Programme (WFP) to bridge funding gaps before this crisis escalates and claims more lives, especially those of children.
“A prosperous Nigeria, free from hunger, is
