Frontline activist, Aisha Yesufu, has cautioned that hunger and poverty have been deliberately weaponised in Nigeria, describing them as instruments used to weaken citizens and stifle critical thinking.
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In a post shared on X,Aisha Yesufu noted that widespread hunger has pushed many Nigerians into a daily struggle for survival, leaving them with little capacity to participate politically or hold leaders to account.
She added that this reality has produced a society in which those who are not hungry must think and act not only for themselves, but also on behalf of those who no longer have the strength or space to do so.
“Hunger that is deliberately inflicted has made many lose their capacity to think,” she said, adding that poverty has become “a cancer that has eaten up the very soul of our society.”
Aisha Yesufu accused the political leadership of entrenching poverty while offering temporary relief measures during election periods.
She argued that such interventions are short-lived and designed primarily to secure votes rather than address systemic issues.
She called on Nigerians who are economically stable to come together and serve as the “soul and conscience of the nation,” urging them to take a deliberate stand for the country’s future.
“Nigeria has everything it needs to be great,” Yesufu said, emphasizing the need to confront hunger and revive what she described as the nation’s weakened spirit.
“We must unlock the spirit that has been starved the Nigerian can-do spirit.”
Her remarks come amid growing public concern over rising food prices, deepening poverty, and economic hardship across the country.
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