Former senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in Rivers State, Magnus Abe has said that godfatherism does not have a place in modern democracy in Nigeria.
He said he has the experience and capacity that can drive the society as he can become the next governor of Rivers State without the support of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi.
Abe disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, where he said that he has been called by the people to run for the office of governor in 2023 but is yet to make a decision.
“No human being is God. So, you can’t say that without a particular human being, in a democracy, nothing can happen.
“In a democracy, I don’t think the party has one leader as far as the South-South is concerned; That ‘Oga’ type of politics, I don’t think it has a place in modern Nigeria that is coming,” he added.
The Rivers APC chieftain further noted that the crises experienced in Rivers APC is beyond himself and Amaechi.
He explained that the minister had asked those who do not agree with his opinion to leave the party, adding that one of the challenges people face is how to accommodate the opinion of those who do not agree with them.
According to him, “I don’t think it is about me and Rotimi Amaechi being on good terms or bad terms, the reality of our situation is that we both belong to the same political party. We have not been on the same page because the minister said anybody who is not with him is no longer a member of the party and that is not what the constitution says.”
Abe, however, agreed that the APC must put its home in order in Rivers to win in the next election.
