The All Progressive Congress (APC) ward secretaries forum in Rivers State has adopted Rt.Hon.Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and Mr Tonye Cole as its Presidential and Gubernatorial Candidates for the 2023 general elections in Rivers state.

The forum made the disclosure in a Press briefing held in PortHarcourt on Thursday,April,28,2022.

In a communique signed by David -Nelson Ordu,Sokari Minapakate,Felix Onyeukwu,Barikpe Iniah,Chairman, Secretary, Publicity Secretary and Administrative Secretary of the forum respectively,the group said after x-raying aspirants vying for the position of President in Nigeria and Governor in Rivers state,it was discovered that Rt.Hon.Chibuike Amaechi is most qualified to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari and Tonye Cole as the Governor of Rivers State in 2023.

The forum also pledged to support campaign organizations of Rt Hon.Chibuike Amaechi and Tonye Cole with the sum of fifty million naira as a show of love and commitment .

Read The Statement In Full


THE ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) WARD SECRETARIES FORUM, RIVERS STATE ADOPTS RT. HON. CHIBUIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI KSJ. & TONYE COLE, AS her PRESIDENTIAL & GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES RESPCTIVELY.
PROTOCOLS
1. Thank you all for joining us in this epoch making conference.
2. All Progressive Congress (APC) Ward Secretaries Forum, Rivers State, which is an umbrella body of all Ward Secretaries of Rivers State APC, comprising different ethnic groups, had x-rayed many aspiring candidates who showed interests either publicly or otherwise in joining the 2023 presidential and guber race.
3. The result of the x-ray shows Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi is “most qualified” to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari and Tonye Cole as Rivers State Governor
4. At our enlarged meeting held in Port Harcourt on the 27th day of April, 2022, we unanimously endorsed Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, current Minister of Transportation and ‘‘Dan Amana Daura” as our candidate for the top job of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Tonye Cole as Rivers State Governor for the 2023 general election.
5. For the future of Nigeria, we firmly believe that the man, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, KSJ, is the best qualified for the office of the president, especially with his intellectual accomplishment, empathy for the younger generation, understanding of the economy and the fact that he has the experience of being a former Speaker (for 8 years) of the Rivers State House of Assembly and Chairman of all Speakers of the Houses of Assembly of the 36 States of the Federation, Governor of Rivers State (for 8 years) and Chairman Nigerian Governors Forum, Director General, Buhari Campaign Organization, current 2 tenure Hon. Minister of Transportation with uncompromised passion to consolidate on the achievements of the past twenty-four years.
6. THE MAN, RT. HON. CHIBUIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI IN THE PAST 24 YEARS
Amaechi (as he fondly wants to be called), was first appointed a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in November 2015 by President, Mohammadu Buhari and assigned to the Ministry of Transportation, where he superintended over the transportation sector (road, rail, maritime and aviation transportation), until recently when aviation was severed from his portfolio.
7. He was reappointed to the same position in 2019 by the President. There is no doubt that as the man in charge of driving the policies of President Mohammadu Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria in the transportation sector, he has discharged that responsibility with the full admiration and commendation of the ordinary Nigerians. We are sure that his passion, zeal, commitment, and determination to set goals and deliver on the goals would have counted in his favour, in earning him the prestigious award: ‘‘THE MINISTER OF THE DECADE AWARD’’ on Thursday, 16th of January, 2020, by THISDAY Newspaper, during the hosting of its Awards Ceremonies.
8. With the established goals and roadmap, it was easy, for instance, for the Ministry to identify Abuja-Kaduna railways and to set for itself a deadline for the Commissioning of that project in 2016. Today, we all can also see and evaluate the level of advancement and achievements made by NIMASA, NPA, NRC, and Shippers Council in Nation Building. These are all evidence of well-coordinated supervision, motivation, and support by a progressive and committed superintendent (Team Lead).
9. On record for all to see and why we are proud to front for the Presidential candidacy of the man, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, is the fact that he had been a Governor, who not only did exceptionally well in terms of infrastructural development but also knew how to drive growth and development. Between 2008 to 2015, the period when Amaechi held forth in Rivers State, the State was described by both national and international observers as “huge construction site”, with the construction of over 200 Health Centres, 3 Hospitals, 500 Primary Schools, 9 Secondary Schools etc, all state of the art, and went on at the same time. These were outside the Roads (including a dualised network 1500km of roads, 23 bridges, 2 major flyovers, 2 interchanges, etc), Agriculture (including rehabilitation of over 30,000 hectares of Rivers State Oil Palm plantation -moribund RISONPALM, the Songhai Farm, over 2,000 hectares of Banana Farm at Tai; commercial-scale Fish Farm at Buguma, etc), Waste Management, Entertainment infrastructures all of which went on simultaneously.
10. Within the period as Governor, Amaechi also ramped up the 350 Megawatts (MW) total capacity generation assets investment commenced by the former administration in Rivers State from its previous 70MW (20 percent in 2007) to a record high of 77 percent, and injected another brand new 360MW, leaving the State with about 700MW in 2015. By so doing, he raised the bar for Rivers State as the Highest Independent Power Generation in Nigeria, second only to the Federal Government.
11. Amaechi’s Security Architecture for the State was also second to none, as the State became a Security Model in the country: kidnapping, armed robbery, cult-related activities all reduced to less than one percent. Under his watch, Rivers State established and set up an integrated Security Network, with a central Command, Control, Communication, Computer and Intelligent (C4I), a 24hours Camera System that watched over Port Harcourt City. And to close the final loop, the Rivers State Government had ordered for the delivery of two Civilian Security Bell Helicopters before he exited from Office in May 2015.
12. As Governor, Amaechi’s vision and achievements in Rivers State were ground-breaking, trailblazing and unprecedented. One of his major strides was in the Education sector. Upon assumption of Office, He declared State of Emergency on Education in Rivers State and from a near-ground-zero, he lifted Education Infrastructure and Standard to a state where Rivers State became a reference point on Education Development in Nigeria, and twice, it won the UBEC Award for Best State in Education Development. And to boost teacher-pupil ratio, a little over 13,000 teachers were employed in one single process. He understood the role of Education and Human Capacity building in national growth and development. Thus, by the time he left office, he had records of over 3,500 Rivers State indigenes and residents sent all over Europe, America, Asia, etc to acquire knowledge in ICT, Medicine, Science, Engineering, etc.
13. Amaechi’s efforts in governance received international accolades and endorsements, especially what was referred to as “unprecedented development” in Rivers State. No sooner, his efforts in improving Education was recognized by UNESCO, and in 2012, Port Harcourt City was voted, WON and declared “World Book Capital 2014”, and became the first City in Sub-Saharan Africa to win World Book Capital, beating 10 others contenders including cities like Oxford, Moscow, Lyon etc
14. Amaechi is tenacious, passionate and always committed in his drive for the development. He is like a golden fish in that “sea of development”. Indeed, those who knew Amaechi’s drive were not at all surprised that THISDAY Newspaper spotted him and his modest contribution to President Buhari development efforts and agenda and that the ordinary Nigerians voted him the Minister of the Decade.
15. In the same vain, we seek to seize this medium to Pass Vote of Confidence on the Decision of the Leadership of Rivers State APC on the choice of Tonye Cole as our Consensus candidate come 2023 general election. Impressively, Tonye Cole, who co-founded and as former Group Executive Director of Sahara Group, an energy Conglomerate, operating in 38 countries around the world with over 4,000 employees yielding an annual turnover of $11Billion, whose direct responsibility was successful in building this global brand. As a result, we are therefore hopeful that the zeal and wisdom these achievements will be replicated in governing the affairs of our dear Rivers State.
16. CONCLUSION
We conclude this press conference by congratulating the Honourable Minister of Transportation on his auspicious and numerous achievements thus far in the last 30 years and our gubernatorial candidate on his unprecedented antecedence. We hope that they will not relent in their drive and zeal in nation-building; even as we say many thanks to President Mohammed Buhari for the opportunity given to the Minister to be part of this great team, driving national development and growth at this time. Like the African proverbs goes: “No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow.”, which is why we call on all Nigerians to join us and rally support for the man, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi for the office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Tonye Cole as Governor of Rivers State, as to drive development, economic stability and security of lives and property amongst other panting yearnings of all Nigerians.
In achieving the foregoing and in supporting further the Presidential candidacy of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi & Tonye Cole, the ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) WARD SECRETARIES FORUM, RIVERS STATE hereby pledges the sum of Fifty Million (N50,000,000.00) Naira to Amaechi & Tonye Cole Campaign Organization as our token of love and seriousness to see the man, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chinuike Amaechi sworn in as President and Commander in Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Tonye Cole as Rivers State Governor come 29/5/2023.
We have no atom of doubt that, God being our side, this is achievable and an expectation come true already and we congratulate all Nigerians for joining the winning train ably piloted by ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) WARD SECRETARIES FORUM, RIVERS STATE.

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The All Progressive Congress (APC) ward secretaries forum in Rivers State has adopted Rt.Hon.Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and Mr Tonye Cole as its Presidential and Gubernatorial Candidates for the 2023 general elections in Rivers state.

The forum made the disclosure in a Press briefing held in PortHarcourt on Thursday,April,28,2022.

In a communique signed by David -Nelson Ordu,Sokari Minapakate,Felix Onyeukwu,Barikpe Iniah,Chairman, Secretary, Publicity Secretary and Administrative Secretary of the forum respectively,the group said after x-raying aspirants vying for the position of President in Nigeria and Governor in Rivers state,it was discovered that Rt.Hon.Chibuike Amaechi is most qualified to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari and Tonye Cole as the Governor of Rivers State in 2023.

The forum also pledged to support campaign organizations of Rt Hon.Chibuike Amaechi and Tonye Cole with the sum of fifty million naira as a show of love and commitment .

Read The Statement In Full


THE ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) WARD SECRETARIES FORUM, RIVERS STATE ADOPTS RT. HON. CHIBUIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI KSJ. & TONYE COLE, AS her PRESIDENTIAL & GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES RESPCTIVELY.
PROTOCOLS
1. Thank you all for joining us in this epoch making conference.
2. All Progressive Congress (APC) Ward Secretaries Forum, Rivers State, which is an umbrella body of all Ward Secretaries of Rivers State APC, comprising different ethnic groups, had x-rayed many aspiring candidates who showed interests either publicly or otherwise in joining the 2023 presidential and guber race.
3. The result of the x-ray shows Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi is “most qualified” to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari and Tonye Cole as Rivers State Governor
4. At our enlarged meeting held in Port Harcourt on the 27th day of April, 2022, we unanimously endorsed Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, current Minister of Transportation and ‘‘Dan Amana Daura” as our candidate for the top job of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Tonye Cole as Rivers State Governor for the 2023 general election.
5. For the future of Nigeria, we firmly believe that the man, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, KSJ, is the best qualified for the office of the president, especially with his intellectual accomplishment, empathy for the younger generation, understanding of the economy and the fact that he has the experience of being a former Speaker (for 8 years) of the Rivers State House of Assembly and Chairman of all Speakers of the Houses of Assembly of the 36 States of the Federation, Governor of Rivers State (for 8 years) and Chairman Nigerian Governors Forum, Director General, Buhari Campaign Organization, current 2 tenure Hon. Minister of Transportation with uncompromised passion to consolidate on the achievements of the past twenty-four years.
6. THE MAN, RT. HON. CHIBUIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI IN THE PAST 24 YEARS
Amaechi (as he fondly wants to be called), was first appointed a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in November 2015 by President, Mohammadu Buhari and assigned to the Ministry of Transportation, where he superintended over the transportation sector (road, rail, maritime and aviation transportation), until recently when aviation was severed from his portfolio.
7. He was reappointed to the same position in 2019 by the President. There is no doubt that as the man in charge of driving the policies of President Mohammadu Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria in the transportation sector, he has discharged that responsibility with the full admiration and commendation of the ordinary Nigerians. We are sure that his passion, zeal, commitment, and determination to set goals and deliver on the goals would have counted in his favour, in earning him the prestigious award: ‘‘THE MINISTER OF THE DECADE AWARD’’ on Thursday, 16th of January, 2020, by THISDAY Newspaper, during the hosting of its Awards Ceremonies.
8. With the established goals and roadmap, it was easy, for instance, for the Ministry to identify Abuja-Kaduna railways and to set for itself a deadline for the Commissioning of that project in 2016. Today, we all can also see and evaluate the level of advancement and achievements made by NIMASA, NPA, NRC, and Shippers Council in Nation Building. These are all evidence of well-coordinated supervision, motivation, and support by a progressive and committed superintendent (Team Lead).
9. On record for all to see and why we are proud to front for the Presidential candidacy of the man, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, is the fact that he had been a Governor, who not only did exceptionally well in terms of infrastructural development but also knew how to drive growth and development. Between 2008 to 2015, the period when Amaechi held forth in Rivers State, the State was described by both national and international observers as “huge construction site”, with the construction of over 200 Health Centres, 3 Hospitals, 500 Primary Schools, 9 Secondary Schools etc, all state of the art, and went on at the same time. These were outside the Roads (including a dualised network 1500km of roads, 23 bridges, 2 major flyovers, 2 interchanges, etc), Agriculture (including rehabilitation of over 30,000 hectares of Rivers State Oil Palm plantation -moribund RISONPALM, the Songhai Farm, over 2,000 hectares of Banana Farm at Tai; commercial-scale Fish Farm at Buguma, etc), Waste Management, Entertainment infrastructures all of which went on simultaneously.
10. Within the period as Governor, Amaechi also ramped up the 350 Megawatts (MW) total capacity generation assets investment commenced by the former administration in Rivers State from its previous 70MW (20 percent in 2007) to a record high of 77 percent, and injected another brand new 360MW, leaving the State with about 700MW in 2015. By so doing, he raised the bar for Rivers State as the Highest Independent Power Generation in Nigeria, second only to the Federal Government.
11. Amaechi’s Security Architecture for the State was also second to none, as the State became a Security Model in the country: kidnapping, armed robbery, cult-related activities all reduced to less than one percent. Under his watch, Rivers State established and set up an integrated Security Network, with a central Command, Control, Communication, Computer and Intelligent (C4I), a 24hours Camera System that watched over Port Harcourt City. And to close the final loop, the Rivers State Government had ordered for the delivery of two Civilian Security Bell Helicopters before he exited from Office in May 2015.
12. As Governor, Amaechi’s vision and achievements in Rivers State were ground-breaking, trailblazing and unprecedented. One of his major strides was in the Education sector. Upon assumption of Office, He declared State of Emergency on Education in Rivers State and from a near-ground-zero, he lifted Education Infrastructure and Standard to a state where Rivers State became a reference point on Education Development in Nigeria, and twice, it won the UBEC Award for Best State in Education Development. And to boost teacher-pupil ratio, a little over 13,000 teachers were employed in one single process. He understood the role of Education and Human Capacity building in national growth and development. Thus, by the time he left office, he had records of over 3,500 Rivers State indigenes and residents sent all over Europe, America, Asia, etc to acquire knowledge in ICT, Medicine, Science, Engineering, etc.
13. Amaechi’s efforts in governance received international accolades and endorsements, especially what was referred to as “unprecedented development” in Rivers State. No sooner, his efforts in improving Education was recognized by UNESCO, and in 2012, Port Harcourt City was voted, WON and declared “World Book Capital 2014”, and became the first City in Sub-Saharan Africa to win World Book Capital, beating 10 others contenders including cities like Oxford, Moscow, Lyon etc
14. Amaechi is tenacious, passionate and always committed in his drive for the development. He is like a golden fish in that “sea of development”. Indeed, those who knew Amaechi’s drive were not at all surprised that THISDAY Newspaper spotted him and his modest contribution to President Buhari development efforts and agenda and that the ordinary Nigerians voted him the Minister of the Decade.
15. In the same vain, we seek to seize this medium to Pass Vote of Confidence on the Decision of the Leadership of Rivers State APC on the choice of Tonye Cole as our Consensus candidate come 2023 general election. Impressively, Tonye Cole, who co-founded and as former Group Executive Director of Sahara Group, an energy Conglomerate, operating in 38 countries around the world with over 4,000 employees yielding an annual turnover of $11Billion, whose direct responsibility was successful in building this global brand. As a result, we are therefore hopeful that the zeal and wisdom these achievements will be replicated in governing the affairs of our dear Rivers State.
16. CONCLUSION
We conclude this press conference by congratulating the Honourable Minister of Transportation on his auspicious and numerous achievements thus far in the last 30 years and our gubernatorial candidate on his unprecedented antecedence. We hope that they will not relent in their drive and zeal in nation-building; even as we say many thanks to President Mohammed Buhari for the opportunity given to the Minister to be part of this great team, driving national development and growth at this time. Like the African proverbs goes: “No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow.”, which is why we call on all Nigerians to join us and rally support for the man, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi for the office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Tonye Cole as Governor of Rivers State, as to drive development, economic stability and security of lives and property amongst other panting yearnings of all Nigerians.
In achieving the foregoing and in supporting further the Presidential candidacy of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi & Tonye Cole, the ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) WARD SECRETARIES FORUM, RIVERS STATE hereby pledges the sum of Fifty Million (N50,000,000.00) Naira to Amaechi & Tonye Cole Campaign Organization as our token of love and seriousness to see the man, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chinuike Amaechi sworn in as President and Commander in Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Tonye Cole as Rivers State Governor come 29/5/2023.
We have no atom of doubt that, God being our side, this is achievable and an expectation come true already and we congratulate all Nigerians for joining the winning train ably piloted by ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) WARD SECRETARIES FORUM, RIVERS STATE.

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