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    Tinubu lands in Port Harcourt ahead unveiling of projects

    The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has arrived in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, ahead of the inauguration of a series of projects executed by the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike.

    Governor Wike invited Tinubu, who was received by the governor and his entourage on Wednesday morning at the Port Harcourt International Airport, for the unveiling of projects in the state.

     

    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.

    The jet of the president-elect landed at the airport at 10:03 am on Wednesday, according to a report by Politics Nigeria.

    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.

    The president-elect will be hosted later in the evening at the state banquet.

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