Mr. Rotimi Amaechi

2023 Presidency: Amaechi In Benin, Pledges To Address Insecurity

May 7, 2022 3:13 am

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged to tackle the insecurity plaguing the country.

Amaechi made the promise on Friday when he visited Oba of Benin, Oba Ewaure II, in his palace.

He further promised to give priority to education as his major focus if given the opportunity to serve as president in 2023.

The former Rivers Governor was accompanied by members of his campaign council.

According to him, as a two-time Speaker of Rivers State and Chairman, Nigeria Speakers Forum; two-time Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF); Director General of Buhari Campaign Council twice, he is experienced enough …

Buhari’ll Commission Lagos-Ibadan Railway January – Amaechi

October 17, 2020 4:30 pm

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi said President Muhammadu Buhari will be commissioning the Lagos-Ibadan railway in January 2021.

Amaechi made this known during an oversight visit from Lagos to Ibadan to inspect the ongoing construction of the standard gauge in Ibadan on Saturday.

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He said that the contractors had done their best with the project while attributing weather conditions as one of the challenges being faced by the contractors.

‘We have cooperation from the various communities along the standard gauge construction; the contractors have done what

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China Can Seize Assets If Nigeria Defaults On Loans – Amaechi

July 30, 2020 1:39 pm

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said if Nigeria defaults on loans repayment, China has right to take over those assets and run them until it recovers its money.

The minister spoke to journalists yesterday at Idu train station in Abuja during a COVID-19 protocol compliance and inspection after rail operation resumed.

The House of Representatives in their probe of Chinese loans to Nigeria found that the agreements ceded Nigeria’s sovereign right on the assets financed by the loans to China if there was payment default.