More than 600 people have died in the worst flooding the West African nation has seen in a decade.

The Labour Party candidate urged his rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, to also suspend their campaigns.

“I personally stopped and told my people no more campaign, until we are able to visit some of the sites, at least sympathise with those going through problems,” he told journalists after visiting the governor of Benue state.

Mr Obi said he will visit more states.

“If we can buy our [nomination] forms for millions of [local currency] Naira, we should have some little thing to go, now that people are suffering, and at least show sympathy with them and then we can continue,” he urged his rivals.