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The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the Muhammadu Buhari administration to stop blaming former President Goodluck Jonathan and focus on the electoral promises.

Former governor of Rivers state now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has described Governor of the State, Nyesom Wike as “cry cry governor.”

It appears the fight between former Rivers state governor now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, and his successor, Nyesom Wike, is not abating any time soon. In a fresh statement released by his media aide, Isreal Ibeleme, Amaechi is accusing Wike of forging documents that would be used against him in court. He described Wike as a lying, reckless, irresponsible …

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday verbally attacked his successor, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, and threatened to expose the governor’s wife “if he (Wike) does not shut up his mouth.”

…..Gives 2-week ultimatum The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has hit out hard at Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, for linking the contentious Ikoyi $43 million to Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, erstwhile Governor of Rivers State and incumbent Minister of Transportation.

Former Aviation Minister, Chief Fani-Kayode, has said that any attempt to cover up the owner of the sums of $43million, £27,800 pounds and N23 million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from an apartment in the Ikoyi area of Lagos will fail.

The Senate on Wednesday has called on the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi to immediately withdraw his comment that the senate was delaying infrastructure development.

The  two armoured Bell helicopters seized by Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and given to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) were ordered by former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, when he was at the helms in Rivers State.

 President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said he never  asked anyone to induce judges to pervert the course of Justice. He also said he had nothing to do with the travails of more than 12 judges, including two Justices of the Supreme Court.

The Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere has called on Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport and Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science to step aside immediately because of allegations against them that they attempted to pervert the course of justice.