ADC Accuses Tinubu Government of Manipulating Food Prices, ‘Weaponising Hunger’

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of misleading Nigerians about food prices and local production levels.

In a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the Federal Government’s claim of reduced food costs and increased production was “false and politically motivated.”

“Contrary to what is being celebrated in official circles, the reality on the ground is that the Tinubu government is manipulating food prices and weaponising hunger for political gain,” the statement read.

The ADC described the reported drop in food prices as artificial, saying it was driven by import waivers that flooded the market with cheap foreign products, thereby undermining local farmers battling with high input costs and insecurity.

It further dismissed the government’s claim of not releasing imported food into the market, questioning why food would be hoarded during a national hunger crisis.

“The ADC condemns, in the strongest terms, the weaponisation of hunger and calls for a complete overhaul of the current agricultural approach,” Abdullahi said.