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By Lawrence Agbo
Idris Zekeri Jr., spokesman for Peter Obi Media Reach, has criticised presidential aide Bayo Onanuga over his comments on hunger, accusing him of downplaying the hardship faced by many Nigerians.
Zekeri spoke on ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, reacting to Onanuga’s earlier assertion that he did not see the level of hunger Nigerians had complained about.
He said the remarks did not reflect the realities of citizens grappling with food shortages, poverty, unemployment and worsening insecurity in several parts of the country.
“For a spokesperson of the president to come on here and completely disregard these legitimate concerns of Nigerians is most disgraceful, and I’m putting that very lightly,” Zekeri said.
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The Obi media spokesman argued that hunger had become a major concern for millions of Nigerians, alongside the threat of banditry and displacement in affected communities.
He claimed that about 35 million Nigerians were facing acute hunger, describing the figure as comparable to the population of an entire country.
“As we speak today, 35 million Nigerians are facing acute hunger,” he said.
“As a matter of fact, you can form a country of the hungry, make President Tinubu the president, and it will be the same population as Ghana—an entire country of hungry people.”
Zekeri said public officials should acknowledge the scale of the economic and security challenges confronting Nigerians rather than dismissing concerns raised by citizens.
