Photos Emerge as Mammoth Crowd Welcomes Tinubu to Rivers State
- The residents of Rivers State turned out en masse to welcome Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- On Wednesday, May 3, supporters were seen chanting "Jagaban! Jagaban!" at the Port Harcourt airport as they welcomed Tinubu
- Governor Nyesom Wike and his aides also received Tinubu as he arrived in the oil-rich state to commission some completed projects
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Rivers, Port Harcourt - Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived in Port Harcourt to commission some completed projects by Governor Nyesom Wike.
As reported by Channels TV online, the former Lagos state governor touched down in the oil-rich state on Wednesday, May 3, alongside his entourage.
Source: Twitter
In the early hours of Wednesday, the jet that conveyed the President-elect touched down at the airport at 10:03 am.
Wike’s entourage included National and State Assembly members, local government chairmen, and appointees.
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The governor’s supporters were also present to receive Tinubu as they were allowed into the tarmac under tight security.
The President-elect will also be hosted at a state banquet later in the evening.
In a state broadcast on Tuesday, May 2, the governor declared Wednesday a holiday, appealing to Rivers residents to come out en masse to welcome the President-elect.
Wike meets Tinubu in Abuja, tells Nigerians what to do for President-Elect Ahead of May 29
Recall that Legit.ng reported that 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.
Photos emerge as Tinubu’s ADC assumes duty
In another development, ahead of the May 29 inauguration, president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu picked Lieutenant Colonel Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf as his Aide-de-Camp designate.
Meanwhile, Yusuf is the son of Oba Yusuf Omokanye Oyekanmi, the Elemona of Ilemona in the Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara state.
Interestingly, on Monday, May 1st, Lieutenant Yusuf resumed office as the new ADC to the president-elect.
Source: Legit.ng
