The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has called on the federal government to declare state of emergency on all states recently affected by flood.

Obi made the call on Wednesday in Taraba State where he went to sympathize with the victims of the flood disaster.

Obi, who visited the various locations affected by the disaster in Ibi Local Government Council of the state, was also observed to have beckoned at the government to adopt the global best practice that would help in desilting all its waters to avert a recurrence of floods.

Piqued by the havoc wreaked by floods across the nation, he said, “We are calling on the government to come with interventions, declare all the affected states a disaster area.”

Believing that it is not too late for the government to arrest the situation, he argued that “what the federal government has to do to stop this is to ensure that the waters are desilted.”

The candidate, who was of the view that water bodies or rivers ought to contribute to the wellbeing of the people, felt dejected that the rivers have become sources of calamities, the situation which believed can be reversed.

He admonished other presidential candidates to as a matter of urgency suspend their campaigns by assisting in raising awareness regarding the predicaments of floods victims across the country.

Several communities in Ibi, Lau and Karim-Lamido local government councils of the state, it would be recalled were recently submerged by floods following heavy downpours that lasted several hours in the aforementioned councils.

Toluwanise247:
Obi is not smart….. on original flood. Assuming he is the president by now he will have declared state of emergency on every sector …….because nothing is working and state of emergency will correct everything at once …. Many countries are going through a lot too. Obi not let your garagara destroy things. I’m afraid for you if you enter. Boko-haram and bandit will show you pepper with this dying economy. Haaaaaaaaaa I pity next president

NaijaRoyalty:
That's the right thing to do but Buhari only care about Cow, Human life mean nothing to him

Buhari is a BIG MISTAKE

But I know that Peter Obi will right all the many wrongs of major general Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)

Blue3k:


Lol states should be able to be able to declare there own states of emergency. Alot of people act like declaring a state emergency makes magic happen.

Blue3k:


Lol states should be able to be able to declare there own states of emergency. Alot of people act like declaring a state emergency makes magic happen.

valentineuwakwe:


https://dailypost.ng/2022/10/26/declare-state-of-emergency-on-flood-ravaged-states-obi-tells-fg/

Toluwanise247:
Obi is not smart….. on original flood. Assuming he is the president by now he will have declared state of emergency on every sector …….because nothing is working and state of emergency will correct everything at once …. Many countries are going through a lot too. Obi not let your garagara destroy things. I’m afraid for you if you enter. Boko-haram and bandit will show you pepper with this dying economy. Haaaaaaaaaa I pity next president

Mko123:
I think Obi didn't understand the essence and effect of the words State of emergency


I believe there are some places in the said states that are landlocked

COMPAQ:



I thunk we overuse this State of emergency phrase in Nigeria now. What exactly does it mean for Nigeria when we have a broke, corrupt and incompetent government? At least in US we know it means national guard will be deployed and federal disaster agency will get involved. Here we don't even know how to deal with basic problems of roads, rail, drainage, traffic etc. Its now disaster!

arshavineering:
So many kids here on nairaland like the two above. Declaring an event a state of emergency doesn't mean declaring the state lawless, it simply means declaring the event a national interest which needs to be accorded urgent response.

Toluwanise247:
Obi is not smart….. on original flood. Assuming he is the president by now he will have declared state of emergency on every sector …….because nothing is working and state of emergency will correct everything at once …. Many countries are going through a lot too. Obi not let your garagara destroy things. I’m afraid for you if you enter. Boko-haram and bandit will show you pepper with this dying economy. Haaaaaaaaaa I pity next president

Toluwanise247:
Obi is not smart….. on original flood. Assuming he is the president by now he will have declared state of emergency on every sector …….because nothing is working and state of emergency will correct everything at once …. Many countries are going through a lot too. Obi not let your garagara destroy things. I’m afraid for you if you enter. Boko-haram and bandit will show you pepper with this dying economy. Haaaaaaaaaa I pity next president

Toluwanise247:
Obi is not smart….. on original flood. Assuming he is the president by now he will have declared state of emergency on every sector …….because nothing is working and state of emergency will correct everything at once …. Many countries are going through a lot too. Obi not let your garagara destroy things. I’m afraid for you if you enter. Boko-haram and bandit will show you pepper with this dying economy. Haaaaaaaaaa I pity next president