In a bid to garner support for his presidential ambition, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday paid a visit to the newly crowned Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Olalekan Balogun, at his Alarere Palace in Ibadan.
Amaechi is one of the aspirants, seeking to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
Received by Ajiboye Omodewu, the state chairman of the party, the former Rivers governor commended the leadership of the party in the state, saying that the party office is the best he has seen in the country.
On his entourage were Sen Ararume, Sen Patrick Obiahgbon and host of others.
Meanwhile, Amaechi has promised to seek the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the commencement of Ibadan Dry Port, before the end of May.
Amaechi made the promise while responding to a request from Senator Kola Balogun (PDP-Oyo South Senatorial District), for the completion of the Ibadan Inland Dry Port.
The minister said that all the bottlenecks surrounding the delay of the project had been resolved assuring the Olubadan and the general public that the project would commence operation once approved by FEC.
He also assured the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), that a railway station would be named after an Ibadan indigene, pointing out that it would not be within the Ibadan Railway corridor.
In the meantime, the APC presidential aspirant has said he possesses all that would take him to make Nigeria better, if given the opportunity to become the president.
Amaechi said he was a detribalised Nigerian, adding that as a firm believer in the Nigerian project, his cabinet as the governor in Rivers had a sizable number of non-indigenes and does not belong to any geopolitical bloc as far as his presidential ambition is concerned.
He added that with his experience as the transport minister of Nigeria, he is the most capable to address the insecurity issues bedeviling the country.