Amaechi, Abe renew face-off over Rivers APC congresses
The planned congresses in the local wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State may renew the face-off between Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi and Senator Magnus Abe. Amaechi, a former governor and leader of the party in Southsouth zone, had at a reception in Abuja after his inauguration as minister, hinted that the APC national leadership would soon organise congresses in the Southsouth state. But Abe, a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in the Amaechi’s administration, described the minister’s information on the congresses as unacceptable. He spoke when he hosted members of the APC Visionary Media
Buhari knows the problems of this country, says Rotimi Amaechi
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Saturday said that President Muhammadu Buhari is aware of the problems bedeviling the growth and progress of the country and that’s why his administration declared war against poverty. “This government knows the problems of the country which they inherited. “That is why President Muhammadu Buhari declares war against poverty as a means to ending insecurity,’’ he said. Amaechi who spoke with newsmen in Abuja stressed that only viable and productive economy that creates jobs will surmount the spate of insecurity in the country.. He commended the APC-led federal government for devising
Federal Government Approves $3.9bn For Warri Seaport
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said the Federal Government has approved the construction for Warri seaport at the cost of about $3.9bn and also awarded the contract for the Abuja-Warri rail line. Amaechi told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja that government also approved the linking of Abuja to Itakpe, Itakpe-Warri, then from Warri rail to the seaport. “The President awarded the contract for Abuja to Warri, Abuja to Itakpe, then to Warri. From the Warri rail to the seaport. We are building a new seaport in Warri, the cabinet approved it last week, that
2019: Buhari’ll Win Even On Sick Bed Without Saraki,Tambuwal, Others — Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari will win the 2019 general election even if he is on sick bed. Mr. Amaechi, also claimed that the governors of Sokoto and Kwara states, Aminu Tambuwal and Abdulfatah Ahmed respectively, would leave the All Progressives Congress, saying that their defection, alongside many others who are planing to leave the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not affect the chances of president Buhari in winning the 2019 general election in Nigeria. When he was confronted that the APC might be heading for a collapse considering the
