Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), is set to commence a tour of states impacted by
flooding.
In a press release by Paul Ibe, his media adviser, Abubakar
will kick off the tour on Tuesday in Bayelsa state.
Ibe said the “tours to states ravaged by flooding become
incumbent in view of the trauma that the incidents have caused its victims.
“Consequently, the tours will provide the presidential candidate the opportunity to have an on-sight impact assessment of these flooding incidents and give him a veritable window to input those ecological concerns in his policy documents.”
The statement added that “the PDP presidential candidate had
supported flood victims in Jigawa, Yobe and Kano long before now. He was also
the first candidate to speak on the issue and had counselled that persons
living around the most vulnerable areas be temporarily evacuated following the
alert by the meteorological agency that a further 24 states faced the risk of
major flooding”.
As Nigeria continues to suffer the impacts of flood
disasters across the country, presidential aspirants have been making moves to
visit states to commiserate with victims.
On October 19, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the
Labour Party (LP), visited Benue state and promised to contribute towards
alleviating the suffering of the people.
Leaders from the international community have also sent
solidarity messages to the country.
King Charles III, in a condolence message on Friday, said he
is saddened by the recent events, adding that the UK stands in solidarity with
Nigeria.
Chinese President Xi Jinping also commiserated with Nigeria
over deaths recorded as a result of the tragic events.
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