1. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was born on 27 May 1965 and is a Nigerian politician, who served as the federal minister of transportation of Nigeria from 2015 to 2022 under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
27 Facts About Rotimi Amaechi
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Rotimi Amaechi resigned to contest for Nigeria's presidency under the governing All Progressive Congress.
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Rotimi Amaechi had previously served as governor of oil-rich Rivers State, from 2007 to 2015 and earlier, as speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2007.
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On 9 April 2022, Amaechi declared interest to contest in the presidential election in 2023.
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Rotimi Amaechi polled second position in the APC presidential primaries held in June 2022 behind eventual president Bola Tinubu with 316 delegate votes against Tinubu's 1271 votes.
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Rotimi Amaechi was raised in Diobu, a densely populated neighbourhood in Port Harcourt.
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Rotimi Amaechi had his primary education at St Theresa's Primary School from 1970 to 1976.
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Rotimi Amaechi later earned his West African Senior School Certificate in 1982 from Government Secondary School, Okolobiri.
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Rotimi Amaechi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Studies and Literature from the University of Port Harcourt in 1987, where he was the president of the National Union of Rivers State Students.
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Rotimi Amaechi completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps in 1988, and thereafter joined Pamo Clinics and Hospitals Limited owned by Peter Odili, where he worked until 1992.
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Rotimi Amaechi was a director of several companies, including West Africa Glass Industry Limited and Risonpalm Nigeria Limited.
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Rotimi Amaechi was elected speaker of the House of Assembly.
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Rotimi Amaechi was elected chairman of Nigeria's Conference of Speakers of State Assemblies.
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In 2007, Rotimi Amaechi contested and won the People's Democratic Party primary for Rivers State Governor in 2007.
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Rotimi Amaechi's name was substituted by the party, an action which he challenged in court.
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Rotimi Amaechi became governor on 26 October 2007, after the Supreme Court ruled that he was the rightful candidate of the PDP and winner of the April 2007 governorship election in Rivers State.
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Rotimi Amaechi's administration invested in infrastructure development, construction of roads and bridges, sticking to the vision of connecting all parts of the state by road.
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Rotimi Amaechi's administration began building a monorail to provide mass transportation within the city of Port Harcourt.
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Rotimi Amaechi was re-elected for a second term on 26 April 2011.
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In 2015, following Buhari's election, Rotimi Amaechi was appointed to his cabinet as federal minister of transportation.
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Rotimi Amaechi was asked to take a bow and go during his screening by the Senate.
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Since leaving office in 2015, Rotimi Amaechi has been the subject of corruption allegations by his successor Nyesom Wike.
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Rotimi Amaechi is married to Judith Amaechi and they have three boys.
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Rotimi Amaechi is a Catholic and a Knight of the order of Saint John.
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On 27 May 2021, Rotimi Amaechi released his debut single titled 'Blessed The People The Lord Has Chosen As His Heritage' in collaboration with his wife, Judith in commemoration of his 56th birthday.
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On 19 November 2022, Rotimi Amaechi announced on his Twitter handle that he is a certified graduate of law alongside pictures of his convocation.
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Rotimi Amaechi holds the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger.