Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he does not know what is happening in his party, the All Progressives Congress.
The party is facing leadership crises, with a series of litigations hanging upon its neck.
Many observers, indeed, fear it may disintegrate as 2023 draws near.
Amaechi is believed to be deeply involved in the leadership quagmire but he said he was not, adding that he had adopted the ‘siddon dey look’ strategy, being a philosophy advanced by slain Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, during the pro-democracy struggle.
Amaechi said, Minister of Transportation and Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to the crisis rocking his party, APC at the national and state levels.
“What is happening in APC, I don’t know; what is happening in Rivers State, I don’t know. What I’ve done is to keep away from politics. Even if I’m bothered, it’ll be internally.
“There’s nobody there (in the party) who is a child; we’re all adults. I don’t want to get involved in politics.
“Nigerians know me for being blunt and honest. Some see it as arrogance, some see it as being brash, whatever it is. What do I need to say that I have not said before? It’s internal dynamics of politics, it’s internal struggle.
“So, I have said it several times. When we fought in 2015, I said this country could not continue the way it was going. I’m not helpless, but I’m doing what they call ‘siddon look.
“I believe that no matter how angry you are, no matter how institutions are manipulated, a judge once said, ‘I’m allowed to be wrong, that’s why you have the court of appeal, that’s why you have the supreme court.’ So, if you think that what the state judiciary is doing is wrong, then you go to the Court of Appeal, you go to the Supreme Court and ensure you exhaust the due process.”
