The immediate Ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi was sworn-in today. November 11, 2015, along with 35 other ministerial nominees. He will serve as Minister for Transportation in president Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. Mr. Rotimi Amaechi said he would resume work on November 17, 2015 after the new Permanent Secretary, Mr. Sabiu Zakari assumes his position in the ministry.The long awaited ministerial appointment came six months after President Muhammadu Buhari came to power. According to some news agencies, Rotimi Amaechi has pledged that as Minister of transport, he will complete all on-going rail project and extend rail lines across Nigeria.
Many Nigerians, however, took to the social media to react over the emergence of Rotimi Amaechi as the new Transport Minister. See some some them below:
When i was driving them you thought i was joking.
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APC official driver now promoted as national driver…..transport minister
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@chrisrexcollins professional Driver
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Am a champion 
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The failed mono rail project is back on track, saint Amaechi minister of transport..
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