Wike Meets Tinubu in Abuja, Tells Nigerians What To Do for President-Elect Ahead of May 29
- On Friday, April 28, the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike met with president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja
- After the meeting, Wike urged Nigerians to rally around president-elect Tinubu, saying the time for politics is over
- Wike was accompanied by Makinde who also beckoned on Nigerians to rally around the president-elect for Nigeria’s sake
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is asking Nigerians to rally around president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the time for politics is over.
Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to clinch the seat in the hotly-contested February 25 presidential election.
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Wike speaks after meeting with Tinubu
Although Wike belongs to the PDP, he did not support the party’s candidate but allegedly worked for Tinubu during the poll.
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After meeting with the incoming president, the Rivers leader is asking Nigerians to back Tinubu's government which is set to be sworn in on Monday, May 29th, 2023, Channels TV reported.
Wike makes 1 strong appeal on behalf of Tinubu
“Elections have come and gone. The winner has emerged and therefore is it necessary for all Nigerians to give him the necessary support for the interest of Nigeria,” Wike told journalists after meeting with Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja on Friday.
“I am confident that he has what it takes to turn Nigeria around,” the governor added.
Wike was accompanied by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State who also re-echoed his Rivers counterpart’s comment, Vanguard report added.
Wike returns, announces president-elect Tinubu’s visit to Rivers, details emerge
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is billed to inaugurate the Rumuola-Rumuokwuta flyover and Magistrates’ Court building in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, on May 3 and 4, 2023.
The 1007.5 metres Rumuola-Rumuokwuta flyover which connects Rumuola Road to Ikwerre Road is the 12th flyover built by the state governor, Nyesom Wike’s administration since 2019.
Governor Wike made this disclosure on Wednesday, April 26, during an inspection tour of the Rumuola-Rumuokwuta flyover and Magistrates’ Court building in Port Harcourt, as he noted that the president-elect would pay two days official visit to Rivers State next week.
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote visits President-elect Bola Tinubu, photos emerge
Billionaire businessman Alhaji Aliko Dangote has paid a courtesy visit to Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of the May 29 inauguration.
This was disclosed in a tweet sighted by Legit.ng on the official Twitter page of the president-elect on Wednesday, April 26.
Legit.ng gathered that Tinubu received Dangote, who is Africa's richest man in the company of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu.
Source: Legit.ng
