Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has earned praises for his role in the political development of Nigeria and also for his achievements as governor of the oil-rich southern state.
It was at a reception organised in his honour by a Committee of Friends, with Hajiya Aisha Buhari, wife of the Nigerian president, leading the praise singing for the former governor.
She commended Amaechi for his courageous roles that led to the victory of the APC in this year’s general elections.
She said Amaechi stood firmly by the party, showed commitment, courage and patriotism in ensuring that the country attained the positive change it was yearning for.
The wife of the president noted that as the Director-General of the APC Campaign Organisation, Amaechi showed “doggedness, toughness and steadfastness’’.
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, described Amaechi as “a man of tremendous courage, who stood the wrongs in the PDP, even when he was a member of the Party’’
He said that Amaechi’s role in the last election, stood out, and that accounted for why he was being celebrated.
“One thing I personally admire about him is his forthrightness; his ability to say it like it is, and we have never been in doubt about where he stands on any issue at all.
“He has the capacity for the big ideas. Any state governor that will build a railway is a man of big ideas,’’ he said.
Osinbajo said that Amaechi’s education policy as governor in Rivers, had given new hope to children, adding that he would not only be remembered by these children, but also by generations to come