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BBC News
2 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Atiku resignation from PDP fit leave big hole for Nigeria main opposition party?
No be tori again say former vice president Atiku Abubakar don resign from Nigeria main opposition party, PDP. Sabi pipo for politics say di way Atiku Abubakar comot from di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), fit affect di party popularity for future especially for 2027 general elections. Dis one dey come afta Atiku Abubakar, wey run for president under PDP for 2019 and 2023, announce say e don comot from di party on Wednesday. For di resignation letter wey Atiku personally sign and send give PDP Chairman for Jada 1 Ward, Adamawa State, e tok say to comot from di party pain am well-well but e no get choice. Atiku describe im exit as "heart-breaking" but necessary. E say di party don dey go one kain direction wey no follow di original reason why dem start am. Di last time wey Atiku comot from People Democratic Party (PDP) na 2014 wen e join All People Congress party (APC) help dem win 2015 election, but later e still comot from APC go back PDP for 2017. As e be now, Atiku neva join any new party. But many pipo dey reason say e fit join ADC sake of dem see am for one ADC coalition meeting wey happun for Abuja. Di party wey dem say dem wan take remove President Bola Tinubu for office for 2027 general election. Atiku exit fit affect PDP? Some political experts yarn say Atiku wey comot from PDP fit affect di party chance and reduce im popularity for future election. One political analyst from Kano, Comrade Sani Balarabe, believe say di way Atiku comot from PDP go leave big space inside di party. For interview wit BBC News Pidgin, e tok say "Atiku na big stakeholder for PDP. E get experience and supporters evriwia. If pesin like Atiku comot, e go affect di party well-well. "PDP strong, but Atiku na big name inside. If e comot, many of im people for different parts of Nigeria fit follow am go wherever e go." E also say to find anoda pesin wey fit spend money for PDP like Atiku go hard. "For politics, no be only pipo matter, money too matter. Atiku na big businessman, e get money and investment. Weda pipo like am or not, e dey sponsor many PDP activities. To find anoda pesin wey go fit do like am go tough." But Balarabe still believe say even though Atiku comot fit shake PDP, e too early to tok say PDP no go survive 2027 election. "For now, we no fit tok how PDP go be for 2027 sake of say Atiku and im pipo comot, new pipo fit still join. So e too early to conclude wetin go happun to PDP" Balarabe tok. 'Im resignation na better tin for PDP' But PDP don reply say Atiku comot no go shake dem or cause any wahala for di party. Di PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, tok say na Atiku dey cause some of di problems for inside di party. "No be today Atiku dey comot. Political party no be for one person alone," Abdullahi tok. E add say "One of di complaints for Nigeria be say PDP dey look like say na Atiku get am, and e dey use am anytime e like." Abdullahi also say dem no dey worry say Atiku don comot, even though na him run for president two times and come second both times. "We no dey shake sake say di former president once tear im PDP card comot bifor, but later e still come back." E end am wit "Na pipo wey don benefit pass from di party na dem dey betray am pass."
Zawya
07-07-2025
- Health
- Zawya
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) clinic sees nearly triple rise in malnutrition admissions in northern Nigeria
In-patient admissions at IRC clinics increased sharply: from 241 in March to 672 in May, a 178% rise. Approximately 4.6 million people in the northern BAY states (Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe) are projected to experience acute food insecurity between June and September. Over 600,000 children under five are at immediate risk of severe acute malnutrition, the deadliest form of malnutrition. Children with severe acute malnutrition are 11 times more likely to die than healthy children. The IRC is alarmed by rising numbers of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition admitted to IRC clinics across the northeast and northwest of Nigeria. Malnutrition rates are expected to intensify as the lean season sets in amidst growing insecurity, increased climate shocks like severe flooding, and aid cuts. During the lean season, between harvesting periods, children face a high risk of complications like malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea, and respiratory infections. Rainfall leads to water contamination and cholera outbreaks, while wet conditions increase mosquito breeding and disease spread. Babatunde Ojei, Country Director, IRC Nigeria, said: 'It's heartbreaking to see the needs of children growing while the support to reach them is shrinking. Rising insecurity and violence is cutting off communities, leaving the most vulnerable, especially children, without the care they desperately need.' Fewer implementing partners are active as donor reluctance, driven by insecurity, limited access, and global aid cuts, continues to restrict funding. While admissions are slightly lower this year compared to last - 763 children were admitted in May 2024 - this reduction in cases reflects reduced access and coverage rather than an improved situation. Activities have been scaled down within community outreach services, limiting screening and resulting in fewer identified cases. The IRC handed over one inpatient treatment site for children with severe acute malnutrition with complications to the government following funding cuts. Aid cuts disproportionately impact countries caught at the intersection of conflict and climate crises. Increasingly frequent seasonal flooding is expected to worsen the already critical crisis of severe acute malnutrition in children by destroying food stocks, disrupting agricultural activities, and displacing families: all leading to heightened food insecurity and more cases of acute malnutrition. Last year's devastating floods triggered a sharp rise in malnutrition, with adult malnutrition also emerging as a serious concern, including widespread cases of stomach ulcers linked to hunger. In Nigeria, the IRC is tackling acute malnutrition with teams working across 7 hospitals and 65 community facilities. In 2024, more than 133,000 children under the age of 5 received treatment for acute malnutrition from our teams. The IRC is leading innovation on simplified approaches to treating acute malnutrition, and ensuring more children receive life-saving treatment with the same resources. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Rescue Committee (IRC) .
