The capital city of port Harcourt was on August 13th 2024 shut down following the large crowd of supporters being mobilized by Chief Hon Tony Okocha in solidarity for president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The processing supporters who took off the street road walk from Polo club in G. R. A, processed through waterlines, Garrison, flyover park, Williams jumbo BMH and settled at port Harcourt club at Forces Avenue, port Harcourt.
Addressing the crowd after the long road walk, Chief Hon Tony Okocha commended the volunteers supporters of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu for their solidarity.
Okocha opined that while some people fly Russian flags, the supporters of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s in RIvers state are flying the Nigerian flags, saying that he was overwhelmed with the crowd who turned out in their large numbers to show solidarity for president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to Okocha, Rivers state has never been an epicenter of protest, pointing out that the man who Sponsored and held midnight meetings was the major beneficiary of the recent Nigerian youths protest.
Okocha who led the crowd said that other Governors were busy meeting with the protesters to ensure that peace was maintained in their various States , while Governor Siminalayi fubara was busy attenting burials and promising his paid protesters money for akara and pure water.
Tony Okocha alleged that the actions and activities of Siminalayi fubara has shown that he hates president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, positing that it is Chief Barr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike that Loves president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Okocha said that the road procession was to show solidarity with president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whom Okocha posited has rolled out different programs, like the students loan and other programs to cushion the effects of what Nigerians are going through .
The APC leader in the state said that the people of the state should ask Governor Sim fubara what he is doing with billions he got from the federal government.
He used the opportunity to commend the supporters of Bola Ahmed Renewed Hope for coming out enmasse to grace the Renewed Hope procession in port Harcourt.
Also speaking, former Commissioner in the state ,Hon. Dr. Gift Worlu noted that ingratitude is bad, pointing out that the Renewed Hope procession was in solidarity to president Tinubu.
Hon. Worlu noted that before now , Nigeria has been moving towards the wrong direction , even as he opined that direction is more important than speed.
He asserts that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu is taking Nigeria to the right path, while calling for all and sundry to be patient with Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president is walking hard to fix Nigeria.
Other speakers include Hon. AbiboTammy and Dr. Adeleke Jones noted that Chief Barr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike’s appointment as FCT minister has changed the face of Abuja, even as they pointed out that the FCT minister also displayed vision with massive transformation in Abuja.while reaffirming their unalloyed support for president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.