Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n politician, who became Governor of Rivers State

Rivers State

Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...

 in June 2007. He was previously Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly

Rivers State House of Assembly

Rivers State House of Assembly is the state legislature of Rivers State. Current governor Rotimi Amaechi served as speaker of the assembly from 1997 to 2007.-External links:* *...

 from 1999 until 2007.
He ran successfully for reelection as River State governor on 26 April 2011.

Amaechi was born in Ubima, in Ikwere local government area of Rivers state, and is an alumnus of the University of Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

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.
His wife, Judith Amaechi

Judith Amaechi

Dame Judith Amaechi is the wife of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Nigeria and head of the Empowerment Support Initiative which campaigns against HIV/AIDS, advocates the rights of the women and children, and promotes gender equity and Girl-Child education.Amaechi was born on 24 December...

 is active in promoting improvements to the status of women and children, and is sponsor of the Empowerment Support Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organization

Non-governmental organization

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 (NGO), that provides practical support and advice, particularly for the most disadvantaged.

In the April 2007 Rivers State elections, Celestine Omehia

Celestine Omehia

Sir Celestine Omehia was the fourteenth Executive Governor of Rivers State in Nigeria. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .He is married to Mrs...

 of the People's Democratic Party

People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...

 (PDP) was at first declared governor, but his election was later annulled and Chibuike Amaechi, also of the PDP, was declared governor.
The decision of the Supreme Court to substitute Amaechi in place of Omehia was controversial.

Amaechi ran successfully for reelection on 26 April 2011.
He polled 1,178,529 votes, while the runner-up Celestine Omehia of the All Progressives Grand Alliance

All Progressives Grand Alliance

The All Progressives Grand Alliance is a political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections, 12 April 2003, the party won 1.4 % of popular votes and 2 of 360 seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria and no seats in the Senate...

(APGA) scored 112,528 votes.