Hello there to all steemians,his name is Rt.Hon chibuike rotimi amaechi,was on the 27 of may 1965(age 53)he is a nigerian politician,a leader who served as the fifth Governor of Rivers state from 2007 to2015,currently the minister of transportation in the federal republic of Nigeria. EAR
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was born in ubima town under ikwerre local Government area of Rivers state to family of late Elder Fidelis Amaechi and Mrs Mary Amaechi,his first and last names are Igbo meaning "God is strength or power" and "who knows tomorrow" respectively. He was raised in Diobu,a densely populated neighborhood in Port Harcourt and had his early education at st Theresa's primary school from 1970 to 1976.He earned his west African senior school certificate in 1982 after attending Government secondary school okolobiri.
Chibuike Amaechi received a Bachelor of degree (Honours) in English studies and Literature from the university of Port Harcourt in1987,where he was the President of National Union of Rivers state students. He completed the mandatory national youth service corps in 1988,he thereafter joined the service of Pamo clinics hospital limited owned by Peter Odili the former Governor of Rivers state he worked until 1992.
He is married to Judith Amaechi and they have three boys.
EARLY POLITICAL CARREER
Amaechi cut his early teeth in politics as secretary of the now defunct National Republican convention in Ikwerre local Government area of Rivers state between 1992 and 1994,he was special assistant to Deputy Governor Sir,(Dr) Peter Odili and also member of the board of West Africa Glass industry as well as Risonpalm Nigeria limited. Dr Peter Odili believed in him as a young man with potential in politics, and adopted him in political son,guiding and nurturing him in politics, and consequently facilitating his election into the Rivers state House of Assembly in 1999.
This relationship between him and Odili translated into a harmonious relationship between the Executive and legislative arms of Government in Rivers state until when Rotimi Amaechi launched a campaign against the state Government, and verbally attacked the image of the state Governor, in an effort to succeed Peter Odili as Governor in 2007.
He was the Rivers state secretary of the Democratic party of Nigeria (DPN) caretaker commttiee after in1996 during the transition programme of late General Sanni Abacha Junta.
SPEAKER (RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY 1999-2007)
In 1999, he contested and won a seat to become a member of the Rivers state House of Assembly to represent his constituency, he was subsequently elected as the speaker of the House of Assembly. Amaechi was elected Chairman of Nigeria's conference of speakers of state Assemblies. He was reelected into the state House of Assembly may 2003 and was also reelected as speaker in 2003 when the National Assembly moved to hijack the Legislative functions of the State House of Assembly as enshrined in the constitution and his colleagues took the matter to Nigeria's Supremes Court and the Court gave a judgement that the control and supervision of local Government is the prerogative of the state House of Assembly.
GOVERNORSHIP
He contested and won the people's Democratic Party primary for Rivers state Governor in 2007 his name was substituted by the party,an action which he challenged in court. The case eventually got to the Supreme court. He became Governor on October 26,2007 after the Supreme Court ruled that he was rightful candidate of the PDP and winner of the April 2007 Governorship election in Rivers state.
He was reelected for a second turn of four Yeats in April 2011.
He administration invested in infrastructure development, construction of roads and bridges,sticking to the vision of connecting all parts of the State by road. The Governor was also committed to urban renewal and modernization he began building a monorail to provide mass transportation within the city of Port Harcourt,some power plant projects(Afam, Trans amadi,Onne) were also built to improve power supply in the state.
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi holds the national honour of the Commander of the order of theNiger (CON). He is a Christian Catholic and a knight of st.johns.
2015 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Amaechi was appointed the Director - General of the All Progressives Congress 2015 presidential campaign.
2015- Till date Amaechi was recently appointed the Honourable Minister for Transportation, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
There this saying that says if a road is good you will want to pass there again,base on his ineffective performance in his duties and the role he played in the in the 2015 presidential campaign 2015 he has been reappointed as the Director- General of the All Progressive Congress 2019 Presidential Campaign.Indeed he is a beacon of hope and the jewel of our time.