Tag: Amaechi
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Corruption: Ignore Wike’s rants, he has no evidence against me – Amaechi tells supporters
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has insisted that Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has no evidence to prove his allegations of corruption against him. He maintained that he ran a transparent administration, devoid of spurious acts and practices, which his successor (Wike) has been attributing to him. Amaechi, a former chair of Nigeria Governors’ Forum…
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Amaechi must be probed, Wike insists
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that there exists evidence of corruption against the immediate past administration of Chibuike Amaechi. Wike told Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt yesterday that Amaechi admitted paying $39 million for a non-existent Justice Karibi Whyte Mega Specialist Hospital and sold the state’s gas turbines.…
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We have overwhelming evidence of Amaechi’s corrupt acts as Rivers Governor – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the evidence of corruption against the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is so overwhelming that the Minister of Transportation admitted to them publicly. Addressing the 106th Quarterly Meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor…
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Wike brags of influence on Supreme Court, says Amaechi
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has accused his successor Nyesom Wike of boasting that he has influence on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the judiciary. He stated that Wike continued to forge more documents against him. Amaechi yesterday in an online statement by his media office said Wike wanted to…
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FG will concession Onitsha port before year end, Amaechi assures
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, promised to complete the process of concessioning the Onitsha Port in Anambra State before the end of the year. Speaking at the 2017 International Conference and Exhibition organised by the National Inland Waterways Authority ( NIWA), in Lagos, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi said the government has recorded tremendous progress…
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Wike forged documents to indict Amaechi, says Integrity Group
An anti-corruption watchdog, The Integrity Group, has recanted its allegations against the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. The group had earlier petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in a letter dated July 29, 2015 titled: “CORRUPTION, CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST, UNLAWFUL ENRICHMENT,…
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I will expose Wike’s wife if he doesn’t shut up – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday lambasted his successor, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, and threatened to expose the governor’s wife “if he (Wike) does not shut up his mouth.” Angry over the allegation levelled against his wife by the Rivers governor, Amaechi described his successor as a thug who could hardly speak…
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No crisis in our party – Rivers APC
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied that the existence of an internal crisis within its fold. The party said no member of its leadership has been removed, noting that Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, only made changes “in his own political team”. In a statement on Saturday, Davies Ibiamu…
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Amaechi holds surprise 50th birthday party for Basorge
On a rain drenched Lagos night, and despite the traffic snarl which made movement almost impossible, the full cream of the entertainment world, especially the Comedy wing still gathered at Villa Medicci, an urbane restaurant at Victoria Island, with a secret mission: to pay one of their own a big surprise party. Basorge Tariah, the…