Tinubu Accepts Wike’s Invitation to Commission Projects in Rivers

Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has agreed to commission some projects in Rivers state on Wednesday, May 3, at the invitation of Governor Nyesom Wike of the state.

This was revealed in a Tweet shared by Bola Tinubu’s handle, Premium Times reported.

The tweet revealed that the governor had on April 8 invited the president-elect to commission Rumuola/Rumuokwuta flyover and the new Magistrate Courts Complex on 3 May and 4 May.

While the governor and the president-elect are members of different political parties, the duo have maintained mutual understanding in the build-up to the February 25 presidential election. Wike, who is a leader of the leading opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was alleged to have supported Tinubu, who contested and won under the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 2023 election.

Wike and other G5 governors of the PDP were believed to have worked against the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, in their states. Recall that the PDP G5 governors include Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu). In Rivers state, Tinubu recorded a massive victory, a feat allegedly aided by Governor Wike.