Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to increase his deliberate go to to Benue State to Niger State, which not too long ago suffered a devastating flood that left over 200 folks lifeless and greater than 1,000 lacking.
Obi made the decision on Tuesday, June 17, through a press release on his official X deal with, describing Tinubu’s determination to go to Benue as “refreshing information” for a “bewildered nation.”
“For this I thank him,” Obi stated, “whilst I make additional request that related gesture must be prolonged to Niger State that misplaced extra variety of human lives in a pure catastrophe, flood not too long ago.”
Whereas acknowledging the President’s transfer, Obi criticised the delayed response, saying a immediate go to would have proven true urgency.
“Given the emergency nature of those incidents, a immediate go to would have delivered the urgency wanted, as a substitute of giving future dates that makes it appear to be a state go to,” he wrote.
He harassed that presidential presence in each Benue and Niger would uplift grieving communities, noting the demise tolls in each states have been effectively over 200.
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“These should not simply statistics; they’re the lives of Nigerian households torn aside and their communities destroyed,” Obi stated.
Highlighting the proximity of the affected areas to the capital, Obi reminded Tinubu that the distances have been manageable.
“Abuja to Makurdi is about 282 km and Abuja to Mokwa is about 287 km. Mixed, that’s roughly 1,134 km for a spherical journey to each areas,” he identified, evaluating it to a latest journey by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
“President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa not too long ago made some days in the past from Pretoria to Mthatha to personally go to flood victims in his nation… Lower than 100 individuals died in Mthatha, and greater than 200 died in Mokwa, with over 1000 nonetheless lacking.”
Obi concluded by urging Tinubu to behave with urgency and compassion, not delay.
“Let your go to to Mokwa ship a robust message, that every one Nigerian lives matter, and that no group, regardless of how rural, is forgotten.
“We look ahead to seeing not management by distant management however proactive management that responds not simply with phrases, however with compassion and motion,” he stated.
