Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has broken silence on the crisis rocking APC, as the former governor of Rivers state said he knows nothing about the crisis rocking the party as being speculated in some quarters.
He also cautioned his supporters and Rivers people to shun violence, adding violence was not the best way to resolve any issue.
The Minister speaking during a TV interview on Tuesday, June 23, said the rule of law must be respected and upheld at all times.
He said: “What is happening in APC, I don’t know, what is happening in Rivers state, I don’t know. What I have done is to keep away from politics, even if I’m bothered, it will be internally; there is nobody there (in the party) who is a child, we are 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 an internal struggle. So, I have said it several times, when we fought in 2015, I said this country cannot continue the way it is going. I’m not helpless, but I’m doing what they call ‘sidon look’.”
Reacting to the viral videos of his alleged supporters in Rivers inciting violence, he said: “First, if you say you’re my supporter, you’ll know that I don’t just respect the law, I fear the law.
Breaking the law can put you in jail, because of the kind of words used in that video, I may have to address it. “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” he said.