The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Saturday said Nigerians are desperately in search of survival due to the harsh economic situation.
Obi said the harsh economic reality has pushed Nigerians to search
for food at the cost of their lives.
He was reacting to the stampede in Oyo, Anambra States, and
the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Not less than 20 residents of the Okija community in Anambra
State have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede.
The stampede occurred on Saturday during an event for the
distribution of rice.
An unspecified number of persons
died following a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama area of
Abuja.
Reacting, Obi posted on X: “I am deeply saddened and
distressed by the tragic loss of lives in desperate searches for food. A few
days ago, about 35 people, mostly children, lost their lives in a stampede at a
Christmas Funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State.
“This morning, reports emerged of at least 10 people losing
their lives in Abuja while scrambling for palliatives, with many others
injured.
“Now, I just heard that about 19 more lives were lost in
another stampede in Okija, Anambra State, as people struggled to receive food
items.
“While I will not cast blame, but instead appreciate the
organizers of these respective events for their kind gestures in providing
palliatives and support to society, especially the poor, these tragedies
reflect the systemic failures that plague our society.
“The desperate quest for survival in these harsh economic
times has driven our people to extremes in their search for food, often at the
cost of their lives.
“How do we explain that in a nation blessed with abundant
resources, our people are dying of hunger in such numbers? How is it possible
that we cannot feed our citizens despite the vast, fertile lands our nation is
endowed with? My heart bleeds.
“One can only imagine the pain their families are enduring
at this moment. My heart goes out to them. I sincerely commiserate with all the
affected families and the good people of Oyo, Anambra, and the FCT over these
tragic incidents. May God grant them, and all of us, the strength to bear these
painful losses.
“May God Almighty grant the departed souls eternal rest, and
may the injured recover swiftly. -PO”
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