Amaechi casts blame on FG over Chibok girls abduction

• Amaechi blames Nigerians for voting PDP into power

By Ehi Ekhator

Rivers Stae governor, Rotimi Amaechi

Goernor Rotimi Amaechi has said out of worry, that the girls abducted in Chibok by the dreaded Boko Haram members are still missing till date, put the blame of the abduction on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and President Jonathan.

Amaechi disclosed this while addressing children and other members of the public at an interdenominational church service to mark the 2014 Children’s Day that took place at the Alfred Diete Stiff Civic Centre, Port Harcourt, yesterday.

Governor Amaechi also cast his blame on Nigerians who he said voted the wrong party into power, he stressed that change can only come in the country if PDP is voted out in 2015 general election.

He said:  “The blame is on us; your parents and those of us who are in government. We owe you the responsibility of safety; we owe you the responsibility of good education so that you can become for us the future parents when we depart this world.

“All of us are guilty of this crime because in 2011, we went and voted for this government. So, we are responsible for the kidnap of Chibok school children, because we chose the government; you chose me and you chose the president. If, therefore, you are not able to protect the Chibok girls, then, all of us, especially the government in power, should be held responsible for the lives of the children of Chibok.”

Amaechi added that the incident in the country occured because God is trying to use it to expose the corruption in the country. He attacked the PDP for being after his political affairs instead of paying proper attention to the problems the country is facing, particularly that of the 200 abducted girls.

He said  “I have said it before; God is tired of Nigeria, and now is the opportunity to choose another government. Chibok girls are over 200. You heard they killed 310 the next week near Chibok; what did we do? They are killing every day. People are losing their children, losing their parents every day. They went to Yobe State, burnt the whole school and killed children. What did we do?

“ It means that you and I must rise up and ask for change today, including the children, to demand for a better government, to demand for accountability, to ask why Chibok girls were kidnapped and PDP was celebrating in Kano. All of us are guilty of the crime against Chibok girls, not the president. The president or PDP is guilty because it is in power and they are supposed to protect you and I; but, you and I are not protected. But, we are guilty of choosing them.” However, the governor further urged Nigerians to continue praying for safe release of the girls, explaining that  reason his State decided to mark this year’s Children’s Day celebration with a solemn assembly, is  to enable them  share in the pains of the victims and their parents. ENDS

Amaechi casts blame on FG over Chibok girls abduction