2023: Peter Obi suspends campaign, gives reason

<p><strong><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">Peter Obi<&sol;a>&comma; presidential candidate of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Labour Party<&sol;a> for the 2023 election on Wednesday said he has &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;stopped” his campaign due to the recent flooding in Nigeria that has become an overwhelming disaster&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obi made the announcement when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As you can see today&comma; flood is ravaging the entire country&period; And people are dying&period; People are being displaced&period; I personally stopped and told my people no more campaign until we are able to visit some of the sites&comma; at least sympathize with those going through problems&comma;” Obi said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;top-lagos-pdp-chieftain-defects-to-labour-party-photo&sol;">Top Lagos PDP Chieftain Defects To Labour Party &lpar;PHOTO&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I came to take permission and ask him &lpar;Ortom&rpar; that I want to visit some of the sites in Benue as I am going to do in one or two other states&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am also calling other presidential candidates to stop campaigning and see what we can do&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;