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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a blistering attack on former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, describing him as a “lunatic” while questioning his record in office and suitability for Nigeria’s presidency ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike’s remarks followed reports that Amaechi had criticised Nigerians supporting President…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the people of Rivers State will remember former governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi’s role in the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election. Wike said Amaechi’s decision to back Muhammadu Buhari against Jonathan, a fellow South-South politician, would affect how voters…
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has reportedly settled on former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The reported decision comes after weeks of consultations and political negotiations within the ADC-led coalition, as…
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Former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries, describing the results announced by the party as “concocted” and lacking credibility. In a strongly worded statement issued after the exercise, Amaechi alleged that widespread voter disenfranchisement marred the primaries across several…
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Former Nigerian Minister of Transportation and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has raised concerns over the viability of a northern presidential candidate gaining broad support from southern voters ahead of the 2027 general election. Amaechi’s comments reflect ongoing debate in Nigerian political circles about power rotation between the country’s north and…
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In another of his political diatribe, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that he risked his life and spent all he had to make his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State in 2007. During an appearance on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Friday night, Wike made the revelations where…
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Former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state is a ploy to intimidate governors to support his re-election bid. Amaechi spoke in an interview with DW Africa on Friday. On March 18, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers, citing the protracted political…