Nigerian families can no longer afford food under Tinubu – Atiku laments

Former Vice President and statesmanlike campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has lamented that Nigerian families tin nary longer spend nutrient nether President Bola Tinubu.

Atiku made the assertion successful a connection on Thursday, amid a study by nutrition experts showing that 41.1 percent of Nigerian children nether 5 are stunted, portion 19.2 percent are severely stunted.

The ex-VP described the malnutrition figures arsenic 1 of the astir disturbing manifestations of the cost-of-living situation successful Nigeria.

Atiku warned that economical hardship is nary longer simply emptying the pockets of parents but besides threatening the carnal improvement and aboriginal of millions of Nigerian children.

“This is the astir heartbreaking look of the cost-of-living crisis. Behind each statistic is simply a Nigerian parent struggling to determine what her children tin eat, however overmuch they tin devour and however often they tin eat.

“A kid does not recognize ostentation figures. A kid lone knows whether determination is nutrient connected the table.

“When nut...