Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi Resigns To Pursue Presidential Ambition After Buhari’s Directive

Rotimi’s resignation as Transportation minister allows him to contest the 2023 presidential election.

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has tendered his resignation, henceforth he ceases to be a minister in President Buhari’s cabinet.

Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi

His action allows him to contest the 2023 presidential election.

President Muhammadu Buhari directed earlier on Wednesday that all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) running for elective offices submit letters of resignation by Monday, May 16, 2022.

Amaechi’s resignation follows that of Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education, Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, and Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, all of whom are running for president on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

On Wednesday, the APC United Kingdom official Twitter handle announced Amaechi’s resignation, saying, “Nigeria’s Minister of #Transportation, HM Chibuike R. Amaechi [@ChibuikeAmaechi] has resigned from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to focus on his Presidential Campaign.”

“I appreciate your service to Nigeria.”

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Nigeria's Minister of #Transportation, HM Chibuike R. Amaechi [@ChibuikeAmaechi] has resigned from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to focus on his Presidential Campaign.

Thank you for your service to Nigeria🇳🇬 👏👏👏@MinTransportNG @NigeriaGov pic.twitter.com/7T0ByKjJ2z

— APC United Kingdom (@APCUKingdom) May 11, 2022