Tinubu Chose N712Billion Airport Renovation While 34 Million Nigerians Face Hunger –Peter Obi
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of misplacing national priorities by approving ₦712.3 billion for airport renovation while 34 million Nigerians face the threat of hunger.
Obi, who made the statement on Wednesday, was reacting to a recent warning by the United Nations that 34 million Nigerians are at risk of food insecurity.
The UN alert, issued in July 2025, was widely reported in national newspapers on August 1, 2025—the same day the government announced the budget approval.
“This is not just an abstract statistic. It speaks of real people - our parents, children, neighbours, and friends - who are going to bed hungry and waking up without hope of a meal,” he said.
Obi stated, “It is profoundly troubling that at a time when millions of Nigerians are facing the crushing burden of hunger, the Federal Government has chosen to approve a staggering ₦712.3 billion—not to feed its people, not to lift them out of hardship, and not to invest in their well-being, but to renovate an airport. This raises a fundamental and urgent question: Where are our national priorities?”
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of misplacing national priorities by approving ₦712.3 billion for airport renovation while 34 million Nigerians face the threat of hunger.
Obi, who made the statement on Wednesday, was reacting to a recent warning by the United Nations that 34 million Nigerians are at risk of food insecurity.
The UN alert, issued in July 2025, was widely reported in national newspapers on August 1, 2025—the same day the government announced the budget approval.
“This is not just an abstract statistic. It speaks of real people - our parents, children, neighbours, and friends - who are going to bed hungry and waking up without hope of a meal,” he said.
Obi stated, “It is profoundly troubling that at a time when millions of Nigerians are facing the crushing burden of hunger, the Federal Government has chosen to approve a staggering ₦712.3 billion—not to feed its people, not to lift them out of hardship, and not to invest in their well-being, but to renovate an airport. This raises a fundamental and urgent question: Where are our national priorities?”
Tinubu Chose N712Billion Airport Renovation While 34 Million Nigerians Face Hunger –Peter Obi
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of misplacing national priorities by approving ₦712.3 billion for airport renovation while 34 million Nigerians face the threat of hunger.
Obi, who made the statement on Wednesday, was reacting to a recent warning by the United Nations that 34 million Nigerians are at risk of food insecurity.
The UN alert, issued in July 2025, was widely reported in national newspapers on August 1, 2025—the same day the government announced the budget approval.
“This is not just an abstract statistic. It speaks of real people - our parents, children, neighbours, and friends - who are going to bed hungry and waking up without hope of a meal,” he said.
Obi stated, “It is profoundly troubling that at a time when millions of Nigerians are facing the crushing burden of hunger, the Federal Government has chosen to approve a staggering ₦712.3 billion—not to feed its people, not to lift them out of hardship, and not to invest in their well-being, but to renovate an airport. This raises a fundamental and urgent question: Where are our national priorities?”
