Many activists and human rights lawyers in the Delta claim that MEND has links to three governors – Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Timipreye Sylva of Bayelsa – and George Timinimi who runs the Delta State Ministry of Water Resources (AC Vol 50 No 11)...
Militants on state payroll In February three governors - Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers and Timipreye Sylva of Bayelsa - attended a Chatham House roundtable in London...
The Supreme Court last year overturned a unanimous appeal court verdict against Abubakar - and this year again went over a lower court ruling and installed Rotimi Amaechi as Rivers Governor...
The Court found that Rotimi Amaechi who won the PDP primaries but whose name was removed from the ballot should be considered lawfully elected...
In Rivers State the tribunal ruled that new Governor Celestine Omehia should hand over to PDP rival Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi because his party’s primary election was flawed...
BATTLE ON THE STREETS At the centre of the clashes is the dispute between the new Rivers Governor Celestine Omehia and his rival Rotimi Amaechi...
He is the second choice of outgoing Governor Peter Odili following the arrest on corruption charges of his first choice the State Assembly Speaker Rotimi Amaechi...
EFCC Chairman Nuhu Ribadu insists that the investigation must proceed given that the sacked Bayelsa Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is being held on corruption charges which have forced Odili's ally Rotimi Amaechi off the State ticket...