Dame Judith Amaechi is the wife of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Nigeria and head of the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) which campaigns against HIV/AIDS, advocates the rights of the women and children, and promotes gender equity and Girl-Child education.
She was appointed Commissioner for Women Affairs by the Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
His killers say they killed him because he ordered a hit on Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi.
Following a Supreme Court decision to replace Celestine Omehia with another People's Democratic Party candidate Rotimi Amaechi, he withdrew his case at the tribunal, drawing criticism from his supporters at the Action Congress .
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After several months of speculation on his political future, Tonye Princewill indicated his interest to succeed the current governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi in 2015.
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Tonye Princewill said in a report that “we took the decision at the time that the enemy of your enemy is your friend,” noting that he was in battle with Celestine Omehia and his 'godfather', Dr. Peter Odili, the former governor of Rivers State, when Rotimi Amaechi was installed by the court.
Rotimi Amaechi | Rotimi Fani-Kayode | Ola Rotimi | John Amaechi | Rotimi Alakija | Judith Amaechi |
In January 2008, Sekibo raised concern that the Rivers State governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi was potentially causing tension between the Okrika and Ikwerre communities by his ultimatum to the Okrika community to produce warlord Ateke Tom.
In March 2010 Izumwa accompanied Dame Judith Amaechi, wife of Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi, to Israel to inspect farms and discuss training and development of agriculture among women in Rivers State.