Tragedy now Nigeria’s companion – Obi mourns Nasarawa varsity students

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A former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed sorrow over the death of three students of Nasarawa State University in Keffi, NSUK, during a stampede that occurred at a palliative distribution exercise.

Obi, in a statement posted on his social media page, described the tragic incident as another sad reminder of the daily challenges faced by Nigerians. He lamented the worsening level of hunger in the country, noting that such incidents should not be happening in a nation as blessed as Nigeria. “Somehow, disheartening and tragic happenings have become our daily companions as a people.

“Nigeria should have no business with hunger and poverty if we the leaders were caring enough. It is unimaginable how we have sadly descended to a level where people now take unthinkable risks to survive “Now again, our children who were sent to study in a university, challenged by hunger, have lost their lives because of our national unproductivity.

 

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