FCT: Tinubu behind everything we are doing – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared Wednesday, May 3, as a public holiday in honour of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, ahead of his two-day official visit to the state.
The President-elect is scheduled to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday and Thursday.
Wike, in a state broadcast on Tuesday, said: “For us, it is an honour 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.
Given this, I hereby declare Wednesday, 3rd May 2023, a public holiday to enable the people of Rivers State to receive our President-elect rousingly.
Furthermore, all shops and business premises along Rumuola to Rumuokwuta roads in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State shall remain closed from 8.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 3rd May 2023.
I urge all labour unions and security agencies to comply with this closure order.”
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