Tag: Amaechi
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Why I’m dead scared of COVID-19 – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has openly expressed his fear for the coronavirus, stating that he is not ready to die. The minister said because of the fear, he carries his sanitiser and extra mask around just as a precaution to prevent being infected with the virus and also to curb the spread. Amaechi spoke…
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Abuja-Kaduna train service resumes Wednesday – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday said the Abuja-Kaduna train service would resume on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. He said during a test run of newly acquired coaches to be used on the corridor: “We are being pressured to resume train services before the Sallah celebration.” NRC issues guidelines for passenger train services…
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Amaechi celebrates old Rivers’ governor Ada-George at 80
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has described Rufus Ada-George, a former Governor of old Rivers, comprising Bayelsa State and the present Rivers state, as an exemplary leader and a father to all. Amaechi, the immediate past Governor of Rivers said this in a statement, on Friday in Abuja, to commemorate the 80th birthday anniversary of…
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Rivers APC: Amaechi threatens to name, shame those planning to smear his image
Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called out an unnamed group plotting to tarnish his image by alleging he has a phantom interest in a court case involving the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State. Amaechi raised the alarm in a statement by his media office, Friday, warning that no one should drag…
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APC crisis: I am now playing ‘sidon look’ politics – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said he knows nothing about the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national and state levels. The Minister said he was making efforts to stay away from politics. He also cautioned his supporters and Rivers people to shun violence, adding violence was not the best…
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EDO 2020: Wike blasts PDP NWC, denies masterminding plot against Obaseki’s governorship bid
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said he did not influence the decision of a Federal High Court in State that blocked Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in the Peoples Democratic Party’s Edo State governorship primary. Wike’s denial was made public by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, who quoted the governor in…
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Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi loses older brother
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has lost his older brother, Dede Amaechi. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement on Saturday issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, encouraged Amaechi to find courage in the legacies of the deceased. “President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, over the demise of…
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The crab mentality and the minority junction of Nigerian politics – Mideno Bayagbon
By Mideno Bayagbon I have spent countless hours pondering over the crab mentality among politicians from the Niger Delta region. It surprises me to no end, how they self immolate, inflict damages on themselves, their peers and their zone with selfish impunity. It usually starts out from failure to understand that there is unity in…
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Why Buhari appointed Amaechi as DG campaign, transport minister twice – El-Rufai
Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai has said President Muhammadu holds Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi dear to his heart hence, his historic appointment as Director General of his (Buhari’s) campaign in 2015 and 2019 and also as transport minister in both administrations. El-Rufai said this at a special commemorative virtual event to mark Amaechi’s 55th…
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Buhari celebrates Amaechi at 55
President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the unique qualities of the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, as he turned 55 years of age. The President, in a goodwill message he dispatched to celebrate the former governor of Rivers State, observed Hon. Amaechi’s services to the government and his loyalty to the party, recalling the…