By Glam & Essence
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared Wednesday, 3rd May 2023, a public holiday to receive the President-Elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he visits Rivers State.
The President-Elect will be on a two days official visit to Rivers State,to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday, 4th May 2023, respectively.
According to Governor Wike,this is a fulfillment of his statement during Senator Tinubu’s presidential campaign visit to Rivers State,when he indicated his intention to have him commission some strategic projects in the State after the general elections.
With the emergence of Tinubu as the President-Elect,a formal invitation was sent to him by Wike,which he agreed to honour,making it the first official visit Tinubu will be making to any State his emergence as the President-Elect of Nigeria.
Wike explained that by this visit, the President-Elect will join the long list of distinguished Nigerians the State had hosted to either flag off or commission landmark projects.
Hear him,“For us, it is an honor to the government and people of Rivers State to host the President-Elect on this historic visit. Consequently, I urge all Rivers citizens to come out en mass to receive our President-Elect, His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and display the traditional Rivers hospitality as he commissions these legacy projects to God’s glory and the advancement of our development.”
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