Hunger: Hardworking Nigerians should have food — Yari

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The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, has said Nigerians who are not lazy should have food on their tables, arguing…

The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, has said Nigerians who are not lazy should have food on their tables, arguing that the availability of food in markets means hardworking people should be able to feed themselves.

Yari made the remark on Friday during the APC rally in support of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

The former Zamfara State governor acknowledged the existence of hunger in the country but questioned whether residents had gone to markets with money and been unable to find food to buy.

He said, “Just as I said, we have hunger. Let me ask a question here. Akwa Ibom people, from where I came from, we have food in the market.

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