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Atiku Faults Tinubu Over Worsening Hunger, Says UN Warning That 35 Million Nigerians Face Acute Food Crisis Reflects "Failure of This Administration"
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has linked the UN's warning of acute hunger for 35 million Nigerians to the policies of the Tinubu administration.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday launched a blistering critique of President Bola Tinubu's economic management, pointing to a United Nations warning that about 35 million Nigerians could face acute food shortages between June and August 2026. In a statement that framed the crisis as a direct consequence of government policy, Atiku described the situation as "a human tragedy of terrifying proportions" and accused the administration of presiding over a catastrophic erosion of living standards.
The UN report, which has circulated among humanitarian agencies and government departments, paints a dire picture of a country where insecurity has driven farmers from their lands, inflation has pushed basic food items beyond the reach of millions, and the safety nets promised by the government have failed to catch those falling into hunger. Atiku seized on the findings, drawing a straight line between the fuel subsidy removal, the floating of the naira, and the collapse of household purchasing power. "How can a nation feed itself when farmers cannot safely access their farms?" he asked, referencing the violence that has emptied farming communities across Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Zamfara, Niger, Katsina, Sokoto, and Borno states.
The former Vice President called on the government to declare a national food security emergency, warning that "a hungry nation is an angry nation." The statement was not merely humanitarian; it was deeply political. As the ADC presidential primary unfolds and the 2027 election draws closer, Atiku is increasingly positioning himself as the candidate who understands the granular pain of ordinary Nigerians. Whether the government responds to his call for an emergency declaration, or dismisses it as opposition rhetoric, the warning from the UN stands on its own — 35 million people staring at the possibility of not having enough to eat is a number that no press release can make disappear.
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