Labour Party presidential candidate, H.E Peter Obi, has stated that the Nigerian Federal Government has not shown sense of empathy for the plight of the flood victims all around the country.
Speaking in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, during a visit to Governor Samuel Ortom, the former Anambra State governor said that compassion, listening, and understanding are all aspects of leadership.
He said, “We want a Nigeria that we will show patriotism by caring for the people in everything. Look at the flooding that has happened all over Nigeria. As far as I am concerned, the Government of Nigeria has not responded adequately, they’ve not shown compassion.
“Leadership comes with compassion, it comes with listening, it comes with understanding. Even those people in (Internally Displaced Persons) IDP (camps) how many people has the Federal Government come to visit. That is what you do, that is what shows you are committed.”