ABUJA, NIGERIA — In a stinging assessment of the current administration’s performance, Chief Ralph Nwosu, the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared that over 150 million Nigerians are currently unable to feed themselves while the political class remains fixated on power struggles and “selective justice.”
Speaking during an emergency meeting of opposition leaders in Abuja on Thursday, February 26, 2026, Nwosu accused President Bola Tinubu of using the apparatus of the state to systematically dismantle the opposition rather than addressing the nation’s spiraling humanitarian catastrophe.
A Hunger Crisis Ignored
Nwosu’s remarks follow a harrowing report from the United Nations, which revealed a $347 million shortfall in aid that could leave millions in the North-East to starve as early as next month.
“We have over 150 million Nigerians who cannot eat well, and those in government are playing politics,” Nwosu stated. He argued that while the “Regency” in Abuja manages a $9 million U.S. lobbying fund and debates “carpet, not cancer” health updates, the average Nigerian has been abandoned.
Institutional Weaponisation
The ADC chieftain echoed the sentiments of Buba Galadima and Cardinal John Onaiyekan, who have both criticized the government’s “selective” approach to governance. Nwosu specifically pointed to the recent detentions of high-profile figures like Nasir El-Rufai and Abubakar Malami as evidence of a political purge disguised as an anti-corruption drive.
“The Bola Tinubu administration is trying to use almost all institutions of government against the opposition, and that is wrong,” Nwosu noted. He warned that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and other state agencies are being leveraged to “lock the exits” for any credible political rivals ahead of the 2027 cycle.
The Call to Action
Nwosu urged the fragmented opposition to unite and “act more,” suggesting that the current legislative focus on State Police and Electoral Act amendments is a distraction from the fundamental failure of the state to protect and feed its people.
“It is time the opposition acted more,” he challenged. “You cannot be amending the constitution to provide for state police when 10,000 bandits are already recruiting your hungry citizens in Bauchi.”
A Nation Divided
As the Kano State House of Assembly fights to protect Senator Kwankwaso from U.S. sanctions, and Senator Tony Nwoye rebels against “wasteful” regional budgets, Nwosu’s intervention adds to a growing national consensus: the Nigerian people are no longer willing to accept “audio” governance while their plates remain empty.
