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Tinubu arrives Port Harcourt to commission Gov Wike’s projects

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The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday morning, arrived Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on the invitation of Governor Nyesom Wike.

Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate a series of projects executed by the governor and attend a state banquet put together in his honour by Wike.

The President-elect and his entourage was received by Governor Wike at the Port Harcourt International Airport.

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In Wike’s entourage were members of the National and State Assemblies, local government chairmen, and government appointees. Supporters of the governor were also present at the airport to welcome the president-elect, as they were allowed into the tarmac area under strict security control.

Ripples Nigeria reported that Wike had, in a state broadcast on Tuesday, declared Wednesday as a public holiday and urged Rivers residents to come out en masse to welcome Tinubu.

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