The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan offered him every opportunity to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but he rejected it. The minister says he went ahead to support President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 because he is not tribalistic. The former governor of Rivers State was speaking […]
Mr Chibuike Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation said on Thursday that negotiations for the possible construction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line were ongoing. The minister said this in a statement issued by Mr Israel Ibeleme, his Media Aide. According to Amaechi, the Federal Government and the Chinese Government are still negotiating on the project. […]
Minister of Transportation Rt. Honourable Chibuike Amaechi, has said that Nigeria railway industry will forever miss the expertise of Engineer Usman Abubakar. Amaechi stated that Abubakar zeal to deliver the federal government mandate of ensuring that the project is executed was pronounced on the monthly inspection exercise, making him the most committed, as he was […]
…As UN inaugurates Board Minister of transportation Chibuike Amaechi, has drummed world technical and financial support for the reduction, if not end the menace of road crashes, with the use of latest ICT backbone. Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation was appointed member of Advisory Board of the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund (UNRSTF) Amaechi, who […]
…insists on all rail line terminating at seaports In furtherance of the federal government’s ongoing railway transformation project, the Apapa port terminal has been slated for demolition and expansion to accommodate the huge number of goods leaving the port terminal to other destinations. Also, the government is proceeding with its policy on ensuring that all […]
The Governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson, has blasted the governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi and as well as the governor of Plateau state, Jonah Jang for fuelling the crisis that lead to the downfall of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum. In a statement released to the press on Monday, Dickson urged his colleagues […]