The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has called on the federal government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to expeditiously assist those affected by flood disaster in Benue, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Nasarawa states.
Mr Obi, in a tweet signed by him said that the devastating enormity of the 2022 flooding and the damages it has wreaked on several states is mind boggling. According to him, over six hundred lives were reportedly lost and over 2 million people displaced.
The Labour Party presidential candidate while sympathizing with those directly affected by loss of lives and properties also pointed out the possibility of food scarcity as one of the ripple effects of the flood disaster.
He said, “At a time our country contends with rising food insecurity due to banditry and insurgency, the ravaging flood will have deleterious consequences on food production, as well as orchestrate higher food prices”
Mr Obi calls on federal government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to assist those affected by this natural disaster so they can go back to their normal lives.
