Some delegates from Rivers State have alleged rigging in the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary at the Eagle Square Abuja. The delegates who stormed the voting arena alleged that electoral officials were assisting the delegates who could not write, contrary to the announcement made earlier by the electoral committee that only one electoral […]
Continue Reading Former transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, says he’s a better candidate to be voted president because he understands the sufferings of poor Nigerians. “I can connect easily with the people. I wasn’t born into a rich family. My father was a poor man, and the only English my mother knows how to speak is pidgin English. […]
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Rotimi Amaechi, presidential hopeful, says he will address the insecurity in Niger state if elected president. Speaking at a gathering with Abubakar Bello, Niger governor, and all Progressives Congress (APC) delegates in the state on thursday, Amaechi said he has experience in combating insecurity because he because it as governor of Rivers. The former transportation […]
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Former Minister of Transport and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi, in Kano on Wednesday has said that he is more qualified than APC national leader Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. However, the Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has tactically avoided endorsing […]
Continue Reading Frontline Presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday, officially resigned his position in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari as the Minister of Transportation to focus on his aspiration to contest for the 2023 presidency. In a press statement issued by the Amaechi Presidential Media […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on wednesday issued a directive for all political appointees under his administration to resign from office. Several ministers and aides to the president, including Attorney-General Abubakar Malami and Rotimi Amaechi, are presently seeking political offices within the upcoming general elections. READ ALSO My Life At Risk For Sharing Same Detention Facility With […]
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says he needs just $36bn to connect the entire nation by rail. Amaechi said this on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ programme which was monitored by The PUNCH on Friday. The minister explained that railway is capital intensive and this has made it difficult for private firms to invest in […]
Continue Reading The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the money left behind for Nigeria by former President Goodluck Jonathan at the point of his departure on May 29, 2015 was not enough to run the affairs of the country for three weeks. Amaechi, who is a former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, said this on […]
Continue Reading Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is leveraging alternative funding mechanisms to rehabilitate old rail lines and modernise the rail system according to its 25-year strategic vision. Mr Amaechi said this on Friday during the 2021 Annual Public Lecture organised by the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Lagos, […]
Continue Reading In leaked audio, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, revealed President Muhammadu Buhari’s die-hard desire to borrowing to finance infrastructure, regardless of harsh criticisms from Nigerians. Mr Buhari’s regime has been censured by many Nigerians and the opposition for its decision to borrow billions of dollars, including from China, to build badly-needed infrastructure. In an audio […]
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