presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says it is saddening that life has become cheap in the country.

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 18 general election, Mr Peter Obi, this morning, said it is saddening that life has become cheap in the country.

Obi said the regular occurrences of stampede and struggle for food reflect the depth of hunger and starvation in the country.

The former Anambra State governor said the nation now has a situation where people are losing their lives to hunger before the projected timeline, adding that the physical hunt and struggle for scarce food has become a life threatening adventure in itself.

The statement came after stampede at Nasarawa State University, where two students lost their lives while hustling for government provided food.

Another four people have also reportedly lost their lives in a stampede during an almsgiving zakat exercise for the poor in Bauchi State.

In a post on his X handle, Obi said the development showed the level of desperation among the people.

According to him, with food prices soaring higher every day and the nation continuing to wallow in unproductivity, the people now live their lives not knowing where the next meal will come from.