The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his claim that opposition parties created hunger and poverty in the country, insisting that the administration should focus on addressing the hardship faced by Nigerians.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, in response to Tinubu’s comments at a political gathering in Kaduna over the weekend.
Director questioned whether the President was suggesting that hunger began only after his administration took office about three years ago.
“Is he saying that the hunger started in the last three years? Because he was also the person who said that hunger has always been with us,” he said.
The NDC spokesman argued that the President should prioritise finding solutions to the country’s economic challenges rather than blaming opposition parties.
He maintained that even if the opposition were responsible for the situation, the responsibility of the sitting government would still be to address it.
“Assuming, but not conceding, that the opposition created hunger, his business and responsibility is to eliminate hunger, because that is why he told Nigerians he’s ‘Emi Lokan’,” Director said.
He also claimed that Tinubu’s remarks reflected a lack of achievements by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to present to Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“It has shown that the APC has no achievement to campaign with,” he said.
