The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has payed a visit to the Bayelsa state Governor Duoye Diri over the recent flood that has ravaged the state and displaced many of its residents.
Obi expressed sympathy with the state over the flood during his visit on Saturday.
Recall that the Labour Party flag-bearer had earlier paid a visit to flood-ravaged communities in Benue State to commiserate with victims.
He also urged the Federal Government to rise up to the task of cushioning the the effects of devastating floods across the country as well as providing lasting solution to the menace.
Similarly, Obi also called on his counterparts in other parties to suspend their campaigns and join him to help victims of floods across states of the federation.
Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had said that about 2.5 million persons were affected and over 603 persons killed by the flooding caused by torrential rainfall of late.
Also, Houses and farmlands have been submerged in Lagos, Yobe, Borno, Taraba, Adamawa, Edo, Delta, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Benue, Ebonyi, Anambra, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Jigawa, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Imo, Abia States, and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 2022 floods have attracted international “solidarity”. In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari King Charles III sympathised with Nigeria over the “devastating” incidents.
“Your Excellency, Dear Mr President,” the monarch began in the message to Buhari. “I wanted you to know how deeply saddened both my wife and I are to hear of the many people who have lost their loved ones and whose lives have been so dreadfully affected as a consequence of the devastating floods across Nigeria.
“We remember with the greatest affection our visits to Nigeria and the kindness of the people we met.”
“I know that the United Kingdom stands in solidarity with Nigeria as you recover from these truly terrible events,” he said.
See photos from the visit below:
