Hardship: Former CAN President Ayokunle Urges Tinubu to Take Decisive Action on Hunger, Insecurity

In an authoritative appeal that underscores the growing anxiety across Nigeria, the former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Dr. Samson Ayokunle, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to initiate immediate, decisive interventions to combat the soaring levels of hunger and pervasive insecurity. Speaking during a recent public engagement, the respected cleric emphasized that the current economic climate has pushed millions of Nigerians to the brink, warning that the patience of the masses is wearing thin under the weight of escalating daily hardships.

According to reports emerging from ecclesiastical and civil society circles, Ayokunle emphasized that the government's macroeconomic reforms—while perhaps well-intentioned—have yet to translate into tangible relief for the average household. Instead, the rapid rise in the cost of basic food items, exacerbated by the removal of the petrol subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange window, has created an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis. "A hungry populace is a vulnerable populace," the cleric reportedly stated, urging the administration to deploy practical, short-term relief measures alongside long-term structural reforms.

Furthermore, the former CAN leader pointed out that the issue of food scarcity is inexorably linked to the country’s security challenges. In many agricultural belts across the Middle Belt and the North, local farmers have allegedly abandoned their fields due to persistent threats from armed bandits, kidnappers, and herdsmen. Ayokunle insisted that until the administration secures these vital agrarian communities, any efforts to stabilize food prices or boost domestic agricultural output will remain largely ineffective.