Rotimi Amaechi
| Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi | |
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| Minister of Transportation | |
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Assumed office November 11, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Idris Umar |
| 5th Governor of Rivers State | |
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In office October 2007 – May 2015 |
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| Deputy | Tele Ikuru |
| Preceded by | Celestine Omehia |
| Succeeded by | Ezenwo Wike |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi 27 May 1965 Ubima Town, Ikwerre LGA, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | All Progressive Congress (APC) |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Amaechi |
| Residence | Port Harcourt |
| Alma mater | University of Port Harcourt 1983–87 (BA, English) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Christianity |
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (born 27 May 1965) is a Nigerian politician who served as the fifth Governor of Rivers State from 2007 to 2015.
He was re-elected for a second term on 26 April 2011. Amaechi was a member of the People's Democratic Party before defecting to the All Progressives Congress on 27 November 2013. He is now a serving Federal Minister of Transportation.
Amaechi was born in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State to the 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 neighbourhood 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 received a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) 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 (NURSS). He completed the mandatory National Youth Service corps in 1988. He thereafter joined the Services of Pamo Clinics and Hospitals Limited owned by Peter Odili, the former Governor of Rivers State where he worked until 1992.
He is married to Judith Amaechi and they have three boys.
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 the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Sir (Dr.) Peter Odili, and also a 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 as a political son, guiding and nurturing him in politics, and consequently facilitating his election into the Rivers State House of Assembly in 1999.
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