The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of launching repeated attacks on former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, out of growing anxiety over the strengthening opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party argued that Wike’s recent comments against Amaechi reveal political insecurity rather than…
In a recent media report, former governor, Rotimi Amaechi was said to have declared that the Igbo must acknowledge him before he would again identify himself as an Igbo man. This must rank among the most remarkable political statements by a prominent Nigerian in recent memory – not because it settles any debate about Amaechi’s…
The African Democratic Congress has expressed sympathy to Rotimi Amaechi and his family following the death of his mother, describing her as a woman whose influence and values shaped those around her. (ADC. Photo by Premuim Times) The African Democratic Congress has extended its condolences to the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, over the…
Public affairs and political analysts from Southern Nigeria have faulted the emergence of former Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi as running mate to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, in the 2027 presidential election. DAILY POST reports that Amaechi, who ran the ADC presidential primary with Atiku, was recently picked as the…
Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku on Thursday submitted his presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at the national secretariat of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, had earlier in the day submitted his own forms. The development brings the…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has declared that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi have failed Nigeria in the past. Okpebholodisclosed this during an interview with Channels Television’s one-on-one Politics Today on Thursday. He noted that despite the opposition, President Bola Tinubu would win his second…
( Bola Tinubu,(L) Atiku Abubakar (R) Photo Credit: Daily Nigerian) Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi has ignited a fresh debate over the 2027 presidency, questioning the physical capacity of elder statesmen like Atiku Abubakar (80) and President Bola Tinubu (74) to lead Nigeria. Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar is eligible to run for president in…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State has declared that former governors, Rotimi Amaechi and Celestine Omehia, who are from the area, will be retired from active politics after the 2027 general elections. The Director-General of the Ikwerre APC Campaign Organisation for the August 30 local government…
Buhari didn’t achieve all but he is better than Tinubu’s government – Rotimi Amaechi Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says while former President Buhari did not achieve all his goals as president, he still performed better than the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The former governor…
A former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for disrespecting people. He also challenged Wike to take a walk with him from Abuja to Port Harcourt to prove his popularity. The former Rivers State governor spoke in a Channels Television programme, Politics Today….
