I’m deeply troubled – Peter Obi raises alarm over hunger crisis in Northern Nigeria

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the worsening hunger crisis in northern Nigeria, describing the situation as avoidable and blaming it on what he called incompetent leadership.
In a statement titled “UN’s Warning on Northern Nigeria’s Food Crisis”, posted on his X account on Saturday, Obi said the latest warning by the World Food Programme was alarming, noting that northern Nigeria, regarded as the country’s food basket, should not be facing such a humanitarian crisis.
He said he was particularly troubled by the UN report indicating that northern Nigeria is experiencing its worst hunger crisis in nearly a...