When Red Sea Missiles Reach Sokoto Kitchens: How Distant Wars Are Starving Nigeria's Future
When Red Sea Missiles Reach Sokoto Kitchens: How Distant Wars Are Starving Nigeria's Future " The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity." — Dwight D. Eisenhower "The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members." — Mahatma Gandhi "Peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice, opportunity and human dignity." — Martin Luther King Jr. There is a painful irony confronting Nigeria today. A missile fired thousands of kilometres away in the Middle East can ultimately determine whether a child in Sokoto goes to bed hungry. A conflict in the Strait of Hormuz can dictate the price of transportation in Port Harcourt, the cost of garri in Aba, the price of rice in Kano, and whether a struggling family can afford a single nutritious meal. This is the harsh reality of an interconnected world. The ongoing instability in the Middle East has once again exposed the fragility of Nigeria...
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