Atiku Calls Tinubu’s Nigeria a “Hunger Hotspot” After UN Warning

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Tinubu of turning Nigeria from “Africa’s giant into a hunger hotspot” following a UN warning that 35 million Nigerians face acute hunger between June and August 2026.

In a statement issued Monday after participating in ADC presidential primaries in Yola, Atiku described the crisis as a “human tragedy of terrifying proportions” caused by “economic illiteracy, policy recklessness, and leadership failure.”

The former president criticized the subsidy removal without social buffers, FX policy mismanagement, and insecurity in farming communities across Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Zamfara, Niger, Katsina, Sokoto, and Borno states.

Call for Food Security Emergency

Atiku called for an immediate food security emergency declaration with subsidized agricultural inputs, farming corridor protection, and strategic food reserve deployment.

“Our farmers cannot access their fields because of bandits and terrorists. Our markets are flooded with imported food because local production has collapsed,” Atiku said.

The UN’s warning has sparked a political debate over the government’s economic policies and their impact on ordinary Nigerians.

Sources: Leadership, Daily Trust