Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (born 27 May 1965) is a Nigerian politician who served as the fifth Governor of Rivers State from 2007 to 2015 and serves currently as the Nigerian Minister for Transportation.
He was re-elected for a second term on 26 April 2011.
Amaechi was a member of the People's Democratic Party before defecting to the All Progressives Congress on 27 November 2013.
He is now a serving Federal Minister of Transportation.
He is also the director general of Buhari reelection campaign.
He was nominated for ministerial appointment by president Buhari in July 2019.
Amaechi was ask to take a bow and go during his screening by the Senate.
He was sworn in as Minister for Transport of the Federal Republic of Nigeria