Former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, RT. HON. Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that Nyesom Wike, the incumbent governor of Rivers state, has been inaugurating projects he completed when he was governor. Recall that Amaechi was governor of Rivers between 2007 and 2015. Speaking during a grand reception organised in his honour by […]
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The crisis rocking the River state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a new turn on Friday as lawyers and judges were chased out of a high court in Port Harcourt, with at least two persons killed and properties destroyed. The attackers breached the court security around 11 a.m. in violent bid to […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, has approved 6.7billion dollars for the construction of Ibadan-Kaduna standard gauge railway project. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made the disclosure after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council where the approval was granted. Amaechi said the project was part of the Ibadan to Kano railway project. ”The Council approved […]
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave the Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, and other stakeholders 72 hours to produce the documents of the $195m waterways security contract awarded to an Israeli security firm. The Federal Government had approved the contract in October 2017 for waterways security. It was approved for HLSI Security Systems […]
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Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged Ikwere youths to take advantage of continuous voters’ registration, saying that if the All Progressives Congress (APC) loses the 2019 elections, it will “go home and rest”. Speaking during a reception organised for him as grand patron of Ikwerre Youth Movement (IYM) in Rivers state, Amaechi said the general […]
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The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says has lamented the wastage under the administration of Peoples Demoractic Party (PDP). Amaechi said former President Olusegun Obasanjo left $65 billion in the excess crude account but it was frittered away. Amaechi made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the […]
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The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has spoken on the recent allegations made against him by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. In a statement by the minister’s spokesperson, David Iyofor, on Tuesday, Mr. Amaechi said the Peoples Democratic Party governor has no concrete evidence to prove his allegations. “Wike has nothing, we mean absolutely […]
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There seem to be no end to the dogfight between incumbent governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi. Wike has accused the former governor and minister of transportation of overwhelming corruption. Addressing the 106th Quarterly Meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt on Monday, He claimed […]
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…Described Wike’s allegation that Amaechi is recruiting militants as a sign of desperation and ploy to embark upon another massive killings of Rivers State people The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended immediate past President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, for admitting that he imposed Nyesom Wike as Governor of Rivers State. […]
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…Claims he is one of few honest Nigerians Nigeria’s minister for transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that he does not like money, hence, he is not corrupt. Amaechi made the claims in an interview on Channels TV, where he said he is one of the “very few” honest Nigerians. Amaechi asked: “Is my honesty in […]
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