by Sam Nda-Isaiah It is also very hard to believe that, after an election in which one person scored 19 votes and the other scored 16, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recognises the one who scored 16 as the winner. It has taken this long for me to make any comment on... Read More
by Collins Uma I want to believe the APC will constitute a good government in 2015. I really want to. The signs however, are not pointing to that. “…Obasanjo, Obasanjo, and Obasanjo” Those were the words that woke me up that morning in 2003. I thought something was wrong in the country’s leadership again and... Read More
by Wale Odunsi I deduced a comic from that encounter; what if the President was scared that Amaechi might have some portion of Juju (Voodoo) with him? Sometime last year, I wrote in one of my articles that one of the reasons why I will always love and pledge allegiance to the Federal Republic of... Read More
by Akan Ido The governor of Rivers staate, Rotimi Amaechi has described his former Chief of Staff and the current Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike as “too small and insignificant to discuss.” Wike and Amaechi have been in a battle for political supremacy in the state with the former struggling to wrest the... Read More
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday met with the embattled governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi at the Port Harcourt International Airport in the presence of a faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by minister, Nyeson Wike. Jonathan and Amaechi who were thought to be in a fight for supremacy in the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matter, Ahmed Gulak, has accused Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi of being disrespectful. This comes after Amaechi reportedly left the Presidential dinner on Thursday when security prevented him from going over to have a handshake with President Goodluck Jonathan. The Presidency on Thursday explained... Read More
by Isi Esene Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday visited the former governor of Lagos state and the leader of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Tinubu, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Abibat Mogaji. While on the visit, Amaechi urged Nigerians to protect their votes after every election with a view... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State both claiming chairmanship of the factionalised Nigeria Governors’ Forum sat next to each other at the National Economic Council meeting presided over by Vice President Namadi Sambo. On Thursday, Amaechi was said to have found himself in an awkward situation... Read More
by Isi Esene The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Dr. Ahmed Gulak has warned opposition parties not to politicise the prevention of Rotimi Amaechi, governor of Rivers state from exchanging pleasantries with President Goodluck Jonathan during the presidential dinner which took place in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Gulak, the incident was... Read More
Rotimi Amaechi and his dangerous protest march – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze You see, Unlce Rotimi wants to march on the streets of his domain, and given that his own orders come from above, the man-in-black in the state, Joseph Mbu has said, “Oga Guv’nor, don’t march.” As of this moment, the EFCC blazer is “on the run” following an order given by the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has said that the 2015 elections may end up like the Nigeria Governors’ Forum crisis. “Let me put it on record that the way things are going, 2015 elections will end in this manner where people will win democratic electionsand those in power will not accept the results,”... Read More
Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and his sympathisers in the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, might have opted to reschedule the time of their meeting so as to attend a dinner with President Goodluck Jonathan. Findings by Vanguard indicated that the pro-Amaechi governors, who were already in Abuja, decided to tinker with their meeting so as to... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Two lawyers, Paul Erokoro and Tayo Oyetibo were said to have squabbled in court over representing Governor Jonah Jang in the suit filed by the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola. Fashola had filed a suit urging the court to stop Jang from parading himself as the NGF... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Rivers State Governor and embattled Chairman of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF), Rotimi Amaechi, has dared the State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, to shoot him whenever he decides to protest against him (CP) and the Federal Government. Reacting to Mbu’s new directive on a ban on any form of demonstration, procession... Read More
by Isi Esene In an apparent show of political might, the Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has called for a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. Amaechi who was the acclaimed winner of the forum’s chairmanship election has been side-tracked by the Jonah Jang led faction of the NGF supported by several other governors. According... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang is still struggling with his position as chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum. Recently, he requested that an Abuja High Court discharged a suit by the Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola to declare that Jang was incompetent to be called the elected chairman of the NGF.... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu There could be light at the end of the tunnel for Rivers State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Rotimi Amaechi as new reports emerge suggesting reconciliation with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yesterday, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State said that the problems in the party between some governors and... Read More
by Akan Ido The Plateau state governor, Jonah Jang has called the integrity of his Kano state counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to question. Jang who lost the election for the chairmanship position of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) to Rotimi Amaechi said Kwankwaso’s explanation of what transpired during the election showed the “descent to which some politicians had... Read More
by Akan Ido The Rivers state commissioner of police, Joseph Mbu, has dared anyone to embark on a street protest without obtaining police clearance. Mbu who was speaking with newsmen on Thursday said the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi is unhappy with him because he has refused to be subservient to him calling the governor a... Read More
by Akan Ido Sule Lamido, the governor of Jigawa state has revealed that nine Peoples Democratic Party governors voted for Rotimi Amaechi in the disputed June 4 Nigeria Governors Forum chairmanship election. Lamido who was speaking yesterday in an interview with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America revealed that he and eight other governors of the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Governor of Plateau state and factional chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Jonah Jang has reacted to Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi comments that he was an impostor. Amaechi had on Sunday warned Jang to stop impersonating him as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. “As the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi for the first time addressed his nemesis, Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang warning him to stop impersonating him as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. It’s been weeks since the election but on Sunday, Amaechi reacted to media reports that Jang had invited the NGF members to... Read More
by Akan Ido Reports say the Presidency has set up a committee to look into the crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party and come up with concrete solutions to them. President Goodluck Jonathan was said to have been advised by his close aides to look closely into the biting issues because his political career and the... Read More
by Michael Orodare President Goodluck Jonathan assumed office, although, not loved by many but he is determined to rid Nigeria of impostors, dictators and emperors and ensure that votes do count. Democracy, which has been described as a government of the people, for the people and by the people, is now being questioned in some... Read More
by Akan Ido The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi recently spoke with the Punch Newspapers on his victory at the Supreme Court over former governor Olusegun Oni, the controversy surrounding the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and other issues. Read excerpts from the interview below: Some of you have refused to associate with the Governor Jonah Jang-led... Read More
by Isi Esene The Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has declared his intention not to step down as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum. Amaechi who visited the NGF secretariat on Tuesday assured the workers that the ongoing crisis bedevilling the group will not affect their work, neither will it affect their salaries. The... Read More
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