Tinubu’s Campaign DG: No President Can End Hunger

A former Governor of Zamfara state and the Director General of the All Progressives’ Congress, APC, Presidential campaign, Senator Abdul aziz Yari has declared that no president can end hunger completely in the country, saying President Tinubu is trying his best to tackle the current economic problems.

The former governor made the assertion in this during a courtesy visit to the Emir of Bauchi, Rilwanu Sulaiman Adamu, where he solicited for the traditional ruler’s support for Tinubu’s reelection bid.

Following Tinubu’s ascension to power in 2023, not a few Nigerians have complained of his economic policies which they say have aggravated hunger in the country. They cited the high cost of fuel, transportation, food items which have make life unbearable for many families in the country.

Tinubu is standing for election for a second term, running alongside other prominent presidential candidates like Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, among others, for the occupation of Aso Rock, Nigeria’s presidency.

All the presidential candidates have promised to tackle the economic malaise in the country, including poverty and hunger.

President Tinubu recently claimed he saved the country from collapse during one of his campaign rallies, citing some concrete steps taken by his administration.

Speaking, Yari said none of the candidates, including the president can totally eradicate hunger and poverty, challenging the candidates to prove him wrong, adding that some candidates are just trying to manipulate Nigerians with the promise that hunger will disappear as soon as they take over government.

According to him, President Tinubu has addressed some of the nation’s challenges, including infrastructure, insecurity and high cost of food items, saying prices of essential households, including rice have fallen sharply because the federal government under Tinubu has taken a bold steps to tackle them.

He said Nigeria is not the only country facing challenges, citing countries like the United States, US, which he said is facing similar problems, like schools and market place killings.

Yari said President Tinubu has risen up to the challenge by attacking the myriads of problems facing the country, including high cost of food prices, citing the price of a bag o rice which he said have fallen by over 50 percent in the last few months because of government’s interventions.

“Today, a bag of Dangote rice sells for between N58,000 and N60,000, compared with N110,000 previously. Other food items, including millet, sorghum and beans, are also experiencing price reductions,” he said.

He also challenged Tinubu’s opponents to explain to Nigeria what they are going to do differently if they win the election next year, accusing them of being dishonest with their promises that they will do better than the incumbent.

“If someone says there is hunger, ask them what specific actions they would take, different from what we are doing, to effectively address the problem,” Yari said.