Former senator Shehu Sani has called on President Bola Tinubu to personally visit the victims of the devastating flash floods in Mokwa, Niger State, which claimed the lives of 150 people.
Sani said that Tinubu, as the head of the country, should physically visit Mokwa, marching through its muds and remains to console them in their moments of grief and sorrow.
According to the former lawmaker, the head of the opposition should also physically visit Mokwa.
Recall that more than 150 people were killed and thousands displaced after floods devastated parts of Niger State.
The flooding struck the rural town of Mokwa in the state following torrential rains that began late on Wednesday and continued into Thursday.
In a post on his X handle on Sunday, Sani claimed that Tinubu launching the Lagos-Calabar coastal road is great.
However, he maintained that the President should demonstrate empathy.
He said: “Over 150 people perished in Mokwa’s flash floods. Mokwa is in Niger State, neighbouring Abuja. The highway launched by the Government was great, the book launched by the opposition was good.
“The head of the country should physically visit Mokwa, and the head of the opposition should physically visit Mokwa. They should march through the muds and remains of Mokwa and meet with the orphans, the widows, and widowers of Mokwa and console them in their moments of grief and sorrow.
“Leaders should demonstrate empathy. That is humanity. God bless Nigeria.”
