They were joined on the trip by Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson.
This fuelled excitement within the political circles, with speculations
that President Jonathan and Ameachi, both politically estranged duo will use
the joint flight to have a heart to heart talk.
Governor Amaechi and members of the state executive council had arrived
Port Harcourt Airport and waited for the arrival of the President.
Supporters of Seriake Dickson, Nyesom Wike, the supervising Minister of
Education, with his political group; Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDI), as
well as members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, all
jostled for space and attention while also awaiting the president’s aircraft as
it touched down at the airport at about 1.40 p.m.
Okrika town and its environs were choked with soldiers, policemen, men
of the Department of the Secret Service, Civil Defence Corps and Federal Road
Safety Commission, all strategically positioned.
There were several naval war boats patrolling the Okrika waterways.
There were also military fighter helicopters on air surveillance, just
as there was an aerial camera bearing balloon, overlooking the perimeters of
the area where the event took place in Okrika.
Mrs. Jonathan, was accompanied to the Port Harcourt Polo Club, venue of
the service of songs, by the wife of the vice president, Hajia Amina Namadi
Sambo.
Football and Nollywood stars were also at the
service of songs to show solidarity with the First Lady.
Most of the women clad in specially designed apparels for the occasion
went into a frenzy when Patience Ozokwu, made her appearance on the ground of
the Port Harcourt Polo Club.
Nollywood stars present were Zachee Orji and Kanayo Kanayo, the Akin and
Paw-paw fame.
The people of
Wakrike, (that is the Okrika people) used the opportunity of the burial rites
of Madam Charity Oba, the adopted mother of the First Lady in Okrika to confer
Chieftaincy titles on the President and his Wife.
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