Rotimi Amaechi says he never told any journalist that he is disappointed in Buhari over appointment snub

Former Rivers governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has released a statement debunking reports which claimed that he was disappointed with President Muhammadu Buhari for not selecting him as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The story which was published by a particular blog, had the Title: “SGF: Buhari Disappointed Me – Amaechi”.

“The story which is ridiculous as it is meaningless is a figment of the writer’s imagination and sadly flouts all the basic rules of journalism biz: fairness, accuracy and balance,” the statement by Amaechi said “This story like so many others like it is a tissue of lies and fit only for the trash-can.”


Amaechi said that he is taking a well deserved rest and has not granted any interviews to any journalist or blogger since he handed over. The ex-governor threatened that he may have to take action against “those who bring the profession of journalism to disrepute by their deliberate falsehood and malicious reports.”

Amaechi demanded that “the blog” immediately “retracts the mischief they have on their website and apologize to their readers for their unprofessional conduct