Peter Obi, who is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on all flood affected areas across the country.

Obi made the call during a visit to flood visits in Ibi local government area of Taraba State on Tuesday.

While commiserating with victims of the flood, the presidential hopeful urged the government to adopt the global best practices of desilting and its waters to avert a reoccurrence of this year’s flood disaster that have led to the deaths of many as well rendered many homeless.       

He reassured them of his firm support even as they try to stay afloat in this difficult time and called his other presidential hopefuls to suspend campaigns and join him to raise awareness regarding the plights of flood victims in Nigeria, insisted that the federal government must send a high powered delegation to evaluate losses because states alone cannot cope with such disaster.