They were both governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and were also members of the PDP G7, seven governors opposed to the second tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
Amaechi being received by Sule Lamido
Amaechi later defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) but Lamido remained in the PDP and continued the struggle.
“This Afternoon, we hosted the former Governor of Rivers State, H.E Rotimi Amaechi who came on a Private visit. It is always rewarding to engage a veteran political leader like him.”