Seyi Tinubu’s food sharing in North degrading – Lamido

The former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has condemned the recent food distribution in the Northern part of the country by Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu.

The president’s son had during the commencement of the Ramadan fasting visited several states in the North and distributed food packages in plastic bags adorned with his father’s images.

Though many applauded the gesture, the initiative was met with serious backlash from many prominent northerners who perceived that it was an attempt to gain political favour amid prevailing economic hardships in the region.

Lamido, who addressed a gathering in Jigawa on Sunday, said the act was an insult to the people of the region.

He said: “You will hear people saying that Arewa is known for bravery and integrity, yet Tinubu is going to Sokoto and Kano, distributing cooked rice to our people.

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“This is total humiliation. Is this how to govern or promote good governance? What Tinubu is doing to the northern people is an insult.

“Is this what we have been subjected to? This is the height of humiliation, and they know it. Arewa, which produced great leaders like Aminu Kano, Sardauna Sir Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, and many other prominent figures, is now being reduced to a region where people are only given cooked rice.

“However, it is up to us to unite and resist this humiliation or fold our hands and allow an outsider to come to our region and belittle us.

“It is time to stand for what is right. If we stay on the right track in this country, no one can defeat us.”

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