The Labour Party (LP) has condemned the worsening poverty plaguing the nation under the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The condemnation is coming after a viral video showed long queues of Nigerians seeking foodstuffs at President Bola Tinubu’s Bourdillon residence in Lagos on Christmas Eve.
Senator Ali Ndume, who shared the video on Wednesday via his official X account, said it highlighted the economic struggles facing the nation.
Reacting to the development, the Labour Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh told Punch that it was sad that the ruling APC was turning more Nigerians into beggars by the day.
Ifoh challenged the APC to come out of its denial and “come to terms with the reality that there is too much poverty, hunger, and oppression in the system.
“The statistics are out there for everybody to see. In fact, not too many people even understand that it is the season of Christmas.
“So, don’t be surprised at the sight of people going to queue at Bourdillon. A time will come when even able-bodied men wearing suits and ties will also carry plates to beg at his residence.
“Imagine having to buy a bag of rice for Christmas at N100,000. What I am saying is that it is now clear to the blind and audible to the deaf that there is hunger in the land. Even the government itself has acknowledged it.
“The international community has also given out statistics to show that the poverty level in Nigeria is second to India, which has over a billion population. Nigeria has just 240 million people. But our poverty level is over 40 per cent, and there is over 70 per cent unemployment in Nigeria. So, it is no longer news.”