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2027: Atiku, el-Rufa’i, Amaechi call for Tinubu’s ouster

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 Aminu Imam

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, alongside ex-governors Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi, has called for the removal of President Bola Tinubu and the APC in 2027, citing the government’s alleged weaponisation of poverty. Speaking at a lecture in Abuja to mark Amaechi’s 60th birthday, Atiku said poverty is worsening under Tinubu, accusing the administration of deliberately dismantling state agencies meant to help the poor. Amaechi, who refused to back Tinubu in 2023, said he knew Tinubu lacked the capacity to lead. He criticised the manipulation of voters through ethnicity and…

Rivers: Amaechi sets aside rivalry, dedicates award to Wike

February 8, 2025February 8, 2025 Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has dedicated an award to his long-time political rival, Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The gesture comes amidst feud between the two politicians, which began in 2015 when Amaechi left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Amaechi, a two-term governor of Rivers State, initiated the College of Medical Sciences project at the Rivers State University (RSU) during his tenure. However, he was unable to complete it before leaving office in 2015. Wike,…

2027: “Stop inciting Nigerians against Tinubu, Ohanaeze warns Amaechi

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Apex Igbo socio-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has responded to what it termed alarming and incendiary remarks recently made by Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the former Governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transport against President Bola Tinubu. According to Ohanaeze in a statement issued by the Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, “in a discourse at an opposition leaders’ conference in Abuja, Amaechi’s outrageous call for Nigerians to resort to “brutal force” in an attempt to snatch power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by 2027, starkly contravene the principles…

“Why Buhari opposed locating Transport University in Daura” � Amaechi

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024 Aminu Imam

Amaechi on Transport University in Daura

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that former President Muhammadu Buhari opposed the decision to establish the University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State. Daura is Buhari�s hometown, and the former president was concerned about the perception of bias. Amaechi, who disclosed this during his keynote address at the Transport Summit, which was organized by the Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria, (TCAN), clarified that Buhari�s opposition was based on the belief that Amaechi favoured him by selecting Daura for the university. According to Amaechi, Buhari did not attend…

Defence Minister warns Amaechi over call for protest against hardship

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 Aminu Imam

Minister of State for Defence,. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has condemned recent statements made by Rotimi Amaechi, accusing him of inciting violence and unrest among the Nigerian populace. Recall that Amaechi recently said Nigerians should be protesting against the hardship in the country. Matawalle, in a statement released yesterday by the Director of Information in the Ministry of Defence, Henshaw Ogubike, issued a stern warning to the former Minister of Transport, urging him to desist from making inflammatory remarks that threaten the peace and stability of the nation. Matawalle expressed deep…

“Inciting Nigerians against Tinubu over hunger irresponsible, unpatriotic” – APC blasts Amaechi

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has slammed former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, describing the former Rivers governor as a �leechy dependant� who is angry because he�s out of government. A statement yesterday by the spokesman of the party, Felix Morka, condemned Amaechi�s call for protest in the face of hunger and general hardship in the country. Recall that Amaechi had said he�s shocked that Nigerians have remained tolerant in the face of growing hardship and harrowing experience to access basic needs since Tinubu became president. According to him, Nigerians were…

2027: “Osinbajo, Amaechi, el-Rufa’i must bury presidential ambition” � Ex-APC�Chieftain

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 Aminu Imam

A former national vice chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has described former Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo and the likes of former Kaduna State governor , Nasir el-Rufa’i as political orphans. Lukman, who spoke of a proposed coalition among top political bigwigs in the country, listed el-Rufa’i, Osinbajo, former Minister of the Interior of Nigeria � Ra’uf Aregbesola, former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, among others seeking to occupy the nation�s top political seat via merger.…

2023 Election: Nigerians deserve Tinubu�s chaos – Amaechi

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Aminu Imam

…Says they had chance to vote wisely Aminu Imam Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Nigerians deserve whatever they get from leaders at the helm of affairs whom they voted for during the election. Amaechi, who stated this during a television programme at the weekend, said citizens should not complain, particularly about the state of the nation�s economy, because they had had the opportunity to vote right. �Nigerians get what they want, what they deserve. You can�t complain. I think�(sic). Nigerians at all times had had opportunities to vote.…

�You�re crawling back to life after failed presidential bid� – Hadiza Bala Usman slams Amaechi

October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 Aminu Imam

Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman has said that former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, is crawling back to life after a failed presidential bid. Recall that Amaechi was one of those who sought the presidential ticket of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) after resigning from the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. He came second in the presidential primaries won by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had reportedly subsequently snubbed him and aligned with his former �godson�, Nyesom Wike, who is the current Minister of the Federal Capital…

�Nigerian Presidents are ethnic leaders� � Amaechi

October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that Nigerian leaders at corridors of power, with the exception of Olusegun Obasanjo, are ethnic champions, who are after the interest of their ethnic groups. Amaechi, was the guest speaker at the ‘2023 TheNiche Annual Lecture’, themed: �Why We Stride and Slip: Leadership, Nationalism and Nigerian Condition�, yesterday, in Lagos. The lecture, which is in its fourth edition, was organised by TheNiche Foundation for Development Journalism to engage Nigerians and proffer solutions to some of the country�s most difficult questions. Amaechi, who was a one-time former…