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Bola Tinubu, the President-Elect, has arrived in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, ahead of the inauguration of many projects in the oil-rich state.
Tinubu, who was invited by Governor Nyesom Wike, was met by the governor and his entourage at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Wednesday morning.
The jet that conveyed the President-Elect touched down at the airport at 10:03am on Wednesday.
Wike’s entourage include National and State Assembly members, local government chairmen and government appointees.
Supporters of the governor were also present to receive Tinubu as they were allowed into the tarmac area under strict security control.
The President-elect will also be hosted at a state banquet later in the evening.
The governor had in a state broadcast on Tuesday declared Wednesday as a holiday, appealing Rivers residents to come out en masse to welcome the President-Elect.
The President Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives PH and is received by a huge crowd of supporters across the political parties #TinubuInRivers pic.twitter.com/ydQrH7U3hS
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