Atiku also expressed sadness over the reoccurring herders/farmers clashes in Benue State.
Atiku, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, on Saturday said he will be starting the tour in Bayelsa State.
“Consequently, the tours will provide the presidential candidate the opportunity to have an on-sight impact assessment of these flooding incidents and give him a veritable window to input those ecological concerns in his policy documents.”, also visited Bayelsa State on Sunday to sympathise with the victims of the disaster.
In a separate statement by Mr Ibe, the former vice president said that sustained clashes between farmers and herders have led to the loss of lives including those of police officers in Gbeji village, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.
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