An elder statesman in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has declared his support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who called on presidential candidates of the various political parties to suspend campaign and attend to the victims of flooding across the country.
Bode George in a media interaction with Channels Television, had stated: “Once you have a major concern – an environmental disaster of this level – it calls to reason that people should be empathic, people should show concern for the lives and properties of people there.
“I agree that suspending a campaign for one or two days and seeing how much you can contribute physically, financially, and morally to further strengthen the belief of the people that we have good managers who will run this country for them. It makes a lot of sense.”
Bode , noting that continuing campaign while the floods and their impacts are still being felt by many Nigerians does not make sense, urge the PDP to take the lead and work with stakeholders to combat the issue.
Bode George declared: “I would advise them to do the same because if we are going now and trying to woo the hearts and minds of the people, anything that would disrupt their perfect state of mind should also be our major concern.
“It makes a lot of sense both politically and also spiritually. You know you cannot close your eyes and pretend that you didn’t know what is happening and its terrible effects on the lives of our people. I will plead with our party – the managers – to please suspend it and to also key in morally – the contribution to NEMA and whatever advice they would give to those in government and do something – so that it would be impactful on their mindset that this party has so much sympathy and concern; not only to take their votes.”
Peter Obi had suspended LP’s presidential campaign last week to visit citizens displaced by flooding across the country in their IDP camps.
Meanwhile, the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has scheduled nationwide visit of flood victims for Tuesday.