By BASHIR ADEFAKA
It was fanfare as His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto, visited Bayelsa State in South South Nigeria on Thursday September 21, 2023.
The Sultan, who was in the state as guest of the Governor, Senator Douye Diri, to inaugurate the 10.2 kilimetres Glory Drive Dual Carriageway terminating in Yenagoa City and constructed by the sitting governor, was received at the Bayelsa Airport by the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
See photos from the event below:
Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar being received at the Bayelsa Airport by the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Left, upon arrival in the state on Thursday September 21, 2023. The deputy governor introduces state officials to the state special guest.
Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar being received at the Bayelsa Airport by the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Left, upon arrival in the state on Thursday September 21, 2023. The deputy governor and the state special guest walk on the tarmac after airport reception.
Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar being welcomed to the Government House Yenegoa, by his host and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, after arrival from Bayelsa Airport, on Thursday September 21, 2023.
Sultan and Governor arrive venue of inauguration ceremony.
A portion of the newly constructed Glory Drive Dual Carriageway.
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, flanked right by Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri. and left by Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, commissioning a 10.2-kilometer road project constructed by the Diri administration, in Yenagoa, on Thirsfay September 21, 2023. PHOTO: GH
