Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence in the capacity of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to turn Nigeria around.
He stated this in Abuja on Friday, when he paid Tinubu a courtesy visit, alongside his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde.
Wike said, “Elections are gone and a winner has emerged and therefore all Nigerians must rally round and give him (Tinubu) necessary support. Everybody is waiting for May 29 to see that the President is inaugurated and he keeps the ground running to make sure that Nigerians get what they expected.
“I have confidence that he (Tinubu) has what it takes to turn Nigeria around. I have confidence in him.”
His position was re-echoed by Makinde, who also pledged their support for the incoming administration.
“I have come to pay homage to the President-elect and to tell him that elections are over and it is time for governance.
“We will do our best to give him the support for good governance,” he said.
The visit came two months after the former Lagos State governor was declared winner of the contentious 2023 presidential election.
Tinubu had polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party flag bearer, who got 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes respectively.
