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| Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Benwallt(op): 4:02pm On May 02, 2023 |
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered businesses to shut down even as he declared a public holiday in the state for the visit of president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Announcing the decision on Tuesday during a statewide broadcast, Wike directed that Tinubu would be visiting the state for a 2-day working visit to commission some legacy projects executed by his administration. The governor is of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while Tinubu is of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Although the Governor supported Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election against the candidate of his party, Atiku Abubakar, he has remained a PDP member, even as rumour remains rife that he would decamp immediately he steps down as governor. His tenure runs out on May 29, the day Tinubu is expected to be inaugurated as president of Nigeria. There are also reports that Wike has been pencilled down as Minister of Interior when Tinubu takes over power. The report has not been disputed and his camp has refused to comment. The governor was the arrowhead of the five governors who boycotted the PDP presidential campaign over disagreement in the region the candidate should come from and its former National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu ‘s refusal to quit. As he moves closer to the APC, Wike expressed admiration for Tinubu stating it’s an honour to have the president-elect visit the state, his first state visit since he was declared the winner of the election. As he grounds businesses for the visit, he specifically ordered that businesses located along Rumuola to Rumuokwuta roads in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State should be closed on Wednesday, 3rd May. Tinubu is billed to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday 3rd, and Thursday, 4th May 2023, respectively. He 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 masse 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,” he declared. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by GodIsBiafran: 4:06pm On May 02, 2023 |
Nwike, even Tinubu CANNOT save you from what's coming. You think you can mess with Igbos are get away with it? THINK AGAIN! 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Nobody: 4:07pm On May 02, 2023 |
GodIsBiafran:🤣 Which Kain wailing be this? 🤣🤣 5 Likes |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Arapmoi22: 4:09pm On May 02, 2023 |
GodIsBiafran:See Chest-beating. It is in their DNA. 4 Likes |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by GodIsBiafran: 4:10pm On May 02, 2023 |
Arapmoi22:Typical Yoruba thinks that CONFIDENCE is CHESTBEATING. Know the difference. Tell Nweke that we're waiting for him after May 29th. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by GodIsBiafran: 4:11pm On May 02, 2023 |
Wagwanbrethren:See mumu, who's wailing? Your father or your mother?! Ogbomosho cretin! |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by jyz200(m): 4:12pm On May 02, 2023 |
Benwallt:Loyalty pays Wike the iPob tormentor 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Pierohandsome: 4:13pm On May 02, 2023 |
I wonder the kind of human this guy is. He keeps acting like a man living in Stone age where Kings were honoured with even people's wives. How can you tell people to shut down their daily bread simply because a President is coming. This has never happened in this country before except in places with security threat. This guy never cares about his people one bit as long as politics is concerned. Serves them right,they rejected modern aspirant to vote in their tomentor |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Cajal(m): 4:13pm On May 02, 2023 |
GodIsBiafran:Wailing wailers 🤪🤪🤪🤪🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Feintline: 4:13pm On May 02, 2023 |
Will be good to see tinubu live tomorrow. Enough of audio and twitter speech |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by GodIsBiafran: 4:15pm On May 02, 2023 |
Cajal:Another ogbomosho cretin. You yorubas don't even know how to behave like normal people. If dem ask you why you dey support wike now, you no go know wetin to talk. Nonsense! |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Benwallt(op): 4:15pm On May 02, 2023 |
jyz200:He has muscled out Amaechi. I won't be surprised if the governor elect in Rivers State and the entire PDP structure decamp to APC. There is nothing Wike cannot do. He is a political magician 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Nobody: 4:16pm On May 02, 2023 |
GodIsBiafran:Sorry, but Tinubu will rule you and your family for 4/8 yrs! 🤣 1 Like |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by GodIsBiafran: 4:18pm On May 02, 2023 |
Wagwanbrethren:I'm a Biafran. Tinubu can ONLY rule over Zoogerians not me! |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by gift2xl: 4:18pm On May 02, 2023 |
Typical ikwerre man, they like show. During burial, they block the road. child dedications, they block the road. Wedding anniversary or celebrations, they block the road. Commissioning of projects they block the road. Birthday part they block the road. Sanitation day, they block the road. Fear them. |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Nobody: 4:19pm On May 02, 2023 |
GodIsBiafran:You are a Biafran, but you dey chook mouth for naija matter? 🤣🤣🤣 No be ozwor you be so! 2 Likes |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Godjone(m): 4:20pm On May 02, 2023 |
This taut is trying all effort to please Tinubu so as to be considered in an Illegitimate govt for a political appointment |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Benwallt(op): 4:21pm On May 02, 2023 |
Pierohandsome:Wailing is allowed. As e dey sweet us e dey pain headless mobs. He suppose make three days talking into account the calibre of the visitor. Eboes must close their stores because Tinubu is coming 1 Like |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Benwallt(op): 4:22pm On May 02, 2023 |
Wagwanbrethren:Dem no dey get sense 2 Likes |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by GodIsBiafran: 4:23pm On May 02, 2023 |
Wagwanbrethren:Wetin concern me with zoo? I'm just letting Nweke know that we've not forgotten what he did to us in Obigbo. Yoruba man you will cry tire by the time am done with you on this forum. You don't know me, go and ask around. |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Antipob777(f): 4:31pm On May 02, 2023 |
GodIsBiafran:Show me your Biafran passport. Once iberibe Tinubu will rule you and your entire family plus co_wailers for 8yrs. You go wail for 8yrs Bitter soul 2 Likes |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Nobody: 4:32pm On May 02, 2023 |
GodIsBiafran:You no get business with zoo, but you dey comment for zoo thread and you dey zoo forum. Does that not make you an ozwor? 🤣 1 Like |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by GodIsBiafran: 4:52pm On May 02, 2023 |
Antipob777:Look at this jobless Yoruba yoot. I should show you my personal/private documents because you're who? If I ever catch you on my mentions again, I will locate you and flog sense into your cone-head. |
| Re: Wike Declares Public Holiday In Rivers For Tinubu’s Visit by Mynd44(mod): 5:02pm On May 02, 2023 |
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