
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, has arrived in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, ahead of the commissioning of state projects overseen by Governor Nyesom Wike.
Tinubu was met by the Governor and his entourage at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Wednesday morning.
According to Politics Nigeria, the President-elect’s jet landed at the airport at 10:03 a.m. on Wednesday.
Wike’s entourage had 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 state government is expected to host the President-elect later in the evening at the state banquet.
Recall that Wike had, in a state broadcast on Tuesday, declared Wednesday as a public holiday, urging residents of the state to come out en masse to welcome Tinubu.
