Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, has joined the 2023 Presidential race.
Amaechi, who has severally denied being interested in the race, declared his interest at Amiesimaka Stadium Port Harcourt, venue of the Rivers APC Thanksgiving service, on Saturday.
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He said, “I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next President.”.
Amaechi has been in government since 1999, serving two terms as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly (1999-2007), two terms as Governor of Rivers (2007-2015). He is one of the few ministers President Muhammadu Buhari reappointed in 2019.
Amaechi is the first member of Buhari’s cabinet to throw his in the ring, others interested in the 2023 race are yet to make their intention known.
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