Obi Slams Tinubu's Hunger Comment To Bishops
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has publicly criticized the Obi-Tinubu hunger comment made by the president during a meeting with the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. During the meeting, President Bola Tinubu told the visiting bishops that hunger had existed in Nigeria long before he was born, a remark he made while defending his administration's economic and security record. Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, responded in a statement on his official social media page, calling the comment out of touch with what ordinary Nigerians are currently living through. "I watched with deep concern the statement made by President Bola Tinubu to the Catholic Bishops, that there has always been hunger in Nigeria, even before he was born. While it is true that hunger has been a part of human life and has existed in our country for decades, such a statement appears insensitive to the plight of the millions of...
