The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar will begin a tour of states with high incidents of flooding across all Geo-political zones in Nigeria on Tuesday.
His Media Adviser, Paul Ibe said that Atiku would first visit Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria.
According to Ibe, “the tours to states ravaged by flooding became 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 former Vice President had previously supported flood victims in Jigawa, Yobe and Kano States, North West Nigeria. He was also the first Presidential candidate to speak on the issue and had counselled that persons living around the most vulnerable areas be temporarily evacuated. Atiku’s advice came after an alert by the Meteorological Agency that 24 States faced the risk of major flooding.
Various States across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria are facing flooding issues with Bayelsa state, Southern Nigeria declaring one week work free for its citizens as flood waters over run the state making movement impossible except with boats and canoes.
It is hoped that Atiku Abubakar’s visit will bring relief to the people.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
