Eze referred to the situation as a national emergency and stated that government supporters, especially Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, should not have made fun of Amaechi’s remark.
“Imagine, Tinubu, beating Nigerians, impoverished by his obnoxious, anti-people and self-serving economic policies, and yet, doesn’t want them to cry out over hunger,” he remarked.
Eze claimed that Amaechi’s remark was a patriotic appeal for Tinubu to reconsider his “nonexistent economic strategy” in order to prevent a national collapse, a subtle but earnest call to action.
“Amaechi saying he is hungry is a subtle way of advising Tinubu to have a rethink and save Nigerians from dying. It’s a hard truth that must be said without minding whose ox is gored. It is speaking truth to power. It is simply the truth.”
According to him, the statement highlights the stark truth that only individuals in positions of authority or control over public finances can afford three meals a day, while the majority of people barely make ends meet.
Without holding back, Amaechi made the comment to alert the world and Tinubu’s callous government to the extreme poverty and hunger that drive the majority of Nigerians to commit suicide because they are unsure of where they would get their next meal.
Eze warned that sycophantic behavior, particularly by officials like Wike and his associates, only serves to increase popular animosity and accused government officials of living lavishly while millions of people suffer.
In contrast to the logic of Federal Capital Territory Minister Barr. Nyesom Wike, a man who was shaped, mentored, and elevated to political prominence by Amaechi, the former Transportation Minister’s statement did not imply that he was unable to provide for his family.
“Amaechi’s statement was a pointer to the fact that it is either you are in government or among those engaged in looting of the country’s treasury or else you will have hunger pangs.”
Eze claimed that the Tinubu administration had caused more misery than the Nigeria-Biafra conflict.
Even during the Nigeria/Biafra War, Nigerians were not subjected to the level of wickedness and poverty currently pervading the nation under Tinubu due to his misguided policies.
He pointed out that Amaechi had served in the government for more than 20 years without being accused of stealing, and that he had every moral right to raise issues on behalf of the populace.
“Amaechi is Nigerians, and Nigerians are Amaechi,” Eze asserted.
He also asked the president to adopt humanitarian policies and warned against “weaponizing hunger.”
Building flyovers in Abuja and making noise can never quench the thirst and hunger in Nigerians. If you are hungry, can you ascend and descend from a flyover?
Eze said there is hope for Nigeria in the run-up to the 2027 elections and urged people to have faith and pray. He called on authorities like Wike to cease disparaging dissenting views and encouraged Tinubu’s administration to “show sympathy.”
He went on to say, “Sycophancy is another significant issue in the nation that needs to be addressed.”
