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CURRICULUM VITAE | Surname | : | Amaechi | | Other Names | : | Chibuike Rotimi | | Date of birth | : | 27th may, 1965 | | Place of birth | : | Ubima Town, Ikwerre Lga, Rivers State, Nigeria | | Local government area | : | Ikwerre L.G.A. Rivers State, Nigeria | | State of origin | : | Rivers State, Nigeria | | Nationality | : | Nigerian | | Religion | : | Christianity | | Marital status | : | married | | Name of wife | : | Mrs Judith Amaechi | | No. Of children | : | Three |
Educational institutions attended with dates - St. Theresa’s primary school, Ubima, 1970 – 1976 (first school leaving certificate)
- Government secondary school, Okolobiri, 1977 – 1982 (west African school certificate)
- University of port Harcourt, Nigeria 1983 – 1987. (BA. English)
Working experience - Public relations officer, pamo clinics and hospital ltd p.h. 1988 – 1991
- Special assistant to the deputy governor of rivers state. 1992 – 1993
- Member, board of directors, west African glass industry plc 1992
- Secretary, national republican convention. (N.R.C.) Ikwerre Lga 1990 – 1992
- State secretary of the caretaker committee of democratic party of Nigeria (D.P.N.) 1996
Occupation: politician/legislator Political party: people’s Democratic Party (PDP) Leadership roles: - Speaker, rivers state house of assembly (1999 – 2007)
- Chairman, conference of speakers of state houses of assembly in nigeria. (1999 – 2000)
- Governor of rivers state (2007 – date)
Awards/honours: - Award for parliamentary excellence (Rivers foundation, USA, 2000)
- International award for political leadership ( Jaycees international, 2000)
- Best speaker of state house of assembly(Nigerian union of journalists, federal radio corporation of Nigeria Enugu chapter, 1999)
- Best state house of assembly speaker (assembly correspondents of Nigeria, 1999)
- Ochi Alirii of Ikwerreland(chieftaincy title conferred by ikwerre ethnic nationality, 2000)
Hobbies: reading, traveling and making friends
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