A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has described the recent comment by the former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, at a symposium marking his 60th birthday as a truthful reflection of the deepening hunger in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Eze said Amaechi’s remark, borne out of patriotism and empathy for suffering Nigerians, was a legitimate attempt to draw the attention of the president and his allies to the excruciating hardship and hunger ravaging the land.
He accused the current regime of weaponizing poverty, silencing critics, and repressing media voices trying to spotlight the failures of the administration.
“As it is in Nigeria today, under the insensitive and clueless government of President Tinubu, it is an act most abominable for any Nigerian to say he is hungry.
“In fact, it is now a national taboo and a sanctionable crime for Tinubu’s men to hear that Nigerians are hungry.
“Imagine Tinubu, beating Nigerians with his anti-people and self-serving economic policies, and yet doesn’t want them to cry out. That is the level of cruelty this government has descended to,” Eze asserted.
He insisted that instead of mocking the former minister, Tinubu and his associates should have taken his comment as a timely and noble reminder of the need to revisit their so-called economic blueprint and urgently act to save Nigerians from looming starvation and economic collapse.
“Amaechi saying he is hungry is a subtle but serious call for Tinubu to act and stop the suffering. It is truth spoken to power, and nothing else.
“It was never about personal hardship, but a cry on behalf of millions of voiceless Nigerians,” Eze clarified.
He said Amaechi’s statement was meant to draw global attention to the rising poverty rate in Nigeria, where many citizens are now turning to suicide due to hopelessness and inability to provide for their families, while top government officials continue to live in opulence and display reckless extravagance.
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Eze also expressed disappointment that figures like the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and his media aide chose to mock Amaechi’s honest declaration.
He said such behaviour, especially from a former protégé of Amaechi, speaks volumes about the level of sycophancy and political decadence in the country.
He stressed that the hardship under Tinubu’s leadership is so pervasive that apart from those in government or benefitting from unchecked access to public funds, the average Nigerian is both hungry and angry.
“Contrary to Wike’s misinterpretation, Amaechi was pointing out the collective hunger of the Nigerian people, not his personal inability to eat.
“It is either you are in government or in the chain of looting that you can afford food. Wike and Tinubu’s aides know this, and pretending otherwise only worsens public anger. Building flyovers cannot quench hunger,” he said.
According to Eze, trivializing Amaechi’s words is a disservice to the country.
He described such reactions as the antics of people who are enemies of the masses, using pretence and propaganda to cover up government failings.
