Amaechi blames Fed Govt for girls’ abduction

Worried that more 200 students abducted  from Chibok Government Girls Secondary School in Borno State since April 15 are still languishing in captivity, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has put the blame at the doorsteps of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Federal Government.
Amaechi, who stated this yesterday while addressing children and other members of the public at an interdenominational church service to mark the 2014 Children’s Day held at the Alfred Diete Spiff Civic Centre, Port Harcourt, did not also spare Nigerians as he said that they voted the wrong party into power. He said the only way the change needed in the country can materialise is to vote out PDP in the 2015 general elections. Said he: “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.”
The Governor added that God allowed the incident to occur to expose the leaders because the level of corruption in the country has become uncontrollable. He also blamed PDP for being after its political affairs without paying attention to the predicament of over 200 abducted schoolgirls and insecurity in the country. “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