Tag: Rotimi Amaechi

“Resign as Transportation Minister before contesting for president”, N/Delta group tells Amaechi

Aminu Imam

The Niger Delta Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance Group (Niger Delta TAG), on Sunday, asked the minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to immediately resign as the countrys Minister of Transportation following his public declaration to contest the 2023 presidential election. Recall that the minister of Transportation on Saturday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, expressed interest to contest the presidential election. However, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, the National Coordinator of the Niger Delta Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance Group, Chief Julius Godspower, said while it is within…

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2023 APC Presidential Flagbearer: Amaechi joins presidential race

Aminu Imam

May slug it out with Tinubu, Osinbajo, Umahi, Emefiele, others The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared his interest to contest the presidential election in 2023. He made the announcement in Port Harcourt yesterday, at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, while addressing a crowd of supporters and leaders of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). In the ministers declaration speech which was titled: Forward With Courage, he declared that he will contest the partys presidential ticket to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. I stand before you today to declare my intention and…

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Amaechi may declare interest to run for presidency Saturday

Aminu Imam

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, may declare his interest to join the 2023 presidential race on Saturday. The All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Rivers State will be organising a thanksgiving programme on the said date and the Minister is expected to grace the occasion. However, there are indications that Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, who is alleged to be eyeing the number one office, in the country would make a declaration on his presidential intention at the event. As part of the preparations for the said event, the…

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Rotimi Amaechi joins 2023 presidential race

Aminu Imam

Says he is Igbo Minister of Transportation and former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has joined the 2023 presidential race, maintaining that he is Igbo and can run on the Igbo platform. Amaechi, in his yet-to-be unveiled manifesto, said he is in the race because he is qualified to serve. Though he is yet to formally declare his aspiration, his manifesto, quoted him as saying, I believe that the destiny of Nigeria can only be best actualized in the context of one indivisible and united nation. Titled: Qualified…

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Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Amaechi asks Nigerians to raise money for victims treatment

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday, called on Nigerians to raise funds for the treatment of those who sustained injuries during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack on Monday night. Recall that at least nine persons were killed while many sustained injuries when bandits attacked a train heading for Kaduna from Abuja. The incident has, however, triggered reactions from notable Nigerians since on Monday, as many individuals lamented on the level of insecurity ravaging the nation at the moment. Amaechi, who had visited the scene of the attack on Tuesday,…

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‘Amaechi will run for Presidency’ – Group insists

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Says hell end SEast, SSouth agitation The National Coordinator, Amaechi Mandate Group, Emeka Chukwu, has described the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as the best replacement for President Muhammadu Buhari in next years general election, saying it is the ministers destiny to run for the presidency. He also said his group had not embarked on a proxy campaign, saying that Amaechi is interested in the presidency and that he will run for the office. Chukwu, who stated this on a television programme in Abuja, said, “Amaechi possesses all the…

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2023 Presidency: “Weve started consulting for Amaechi”, Says Princewill

Aminu Imam

A frontline politician and a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill, has said that stakeholders across the country have started consultation on behalf of the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, to contest for 2023 presidential election. Princewill, a former governorship candidate of Action Congress in the State, told journalists in Port Harcourt that the Minister of Transportation is yet to initiate his consultation for the job, but he and other stakeholders who believe in Amaechis worth have started making consultation to draw support for…

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FG shops for N5.9tr loan to deliver multiple rail projects over China delays

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With a protracted delay from China in opening up funds for Nigeria, the federal government is turning to the British market where it expects to raise $14.4 billion (about N5.993 trillion) at least for multiple rail projects. Already, reports said the Standard Chartered Bank has agreed to offer a $3.02 billion (N1,256tr) loan to fund rail projects. There are indications that such a move could cut the exposure of the country to Chinese loans. Recall that Amaechi told Bloomberg, in June last year, that Nigeria is seeking $14.4bn loans for…

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Amaechis Daura title boost to Igbo Presidency Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Aminu Imam

The pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has described the turbaning of Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the ?an Amanar Daura, as a big boost to the realisation of Igbo presidency in 2023. In an issued statement by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in Kaduna yesterday,the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, which described the former Rivers State governor as as beloved son of the Igbo ‘nation’ and the battle-axes of Ndigbo, said Amaechi an asset to Ndigbo for the 2023 Project. The socio-cultural group said: The new ?an Amanar Daura, Rt. Hon Chibuike…

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Buhari congratulates Amaechi, Danu on conferment of Daura traditional titles

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Minister of Transportation and two-time Director-General of his election campaigns, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasiru Haladu Danu, a reputable businessman, on the conferment of chieftaincy titles on them, by the Daura Emirate Council. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari described the conferment of the title of ‘?an Amana‘ (the trusted one) to Amaechi as a clear commitment to the harmonious relationship between the nations diverse cultures.…

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