Nigeria

Rotimi Amaechi

Governor

2007–2015 Nigeria · Rivers

APC

Rivers mass transit; Port Harcourt monorail; school building; massive road construction.

70Good

Overall Score

72Good

Projects

68Good

Budget

70Good

Crises

67Good

Debt

Performance Radar

Sector Allocation

Public Sentiment Score

/100

Mixed/Neutral

Budget by Year ($M)

Legacy Projects (3)

Port Harcourt New City

Stalled

Housing

2012–

Garden City renewal project, largely stalled

300M

Rivers Monorail

Abandoned

Railways

2011–

Monorail for Port Harcourt; contracts awarded; abandoned after Amaechi left

520M

Port Harcourt Monorail

Abandoned

Railways

2010–2014

Proposed monorail for Port Harcourt; partially built; abandoned by Wike after Amaechi left office.

300M

Events & Crises Timeline

Rivers Monorail Contract Scandal

2013

Corruption

₦83B monorail contract awarded without due process. Project was abandoned after Amaechi left in 2015. Funds largely unaccounted for.

Rivers State – Niger Delta Militancy Resurgence

2012

Conflict

30 deaths

Renewed militant attacks on oil pipelines in Rivers State during Amaechi's governorship, reducing oil output and state revenue significantly.