By Paul Akalonu
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has expressed sympathy to Nigerians devastated by flooding in many states.
Obi also urged the Federal Government and the National Emergency Management Agency to aid flood victims.
He announced this in a series of tweets on Tuesday.
Peter Obi on Twitter: “The devastating enormity of the 2022 flooding and the damages it has wreaked on several states, namely, Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Nasarawa, is mind boggling. So far, over 600 lives were reportedly lost, and over 2 million people displaced. / Twitter”
The devastating enormity of the 2022 flooding and the damages it has wreaked on several states, namely, Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Nasarawa, is mind boggling. So far, over 600 lives were reportedly lost, and over 2 million people displaced.
The devastating enormity of the 2022 flooding and the damages it has wreaked on several states, namely, Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Nasarawa, is mind boggling. So far, over 600 lives were reportedly lost, and over 2 million people displaced.
The Federal Government said on Sunday that the floods that have ravaged sections of the country have claimed 603 lives.
Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, said this at a news conference in Abuja.