Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and the Peoples Democratic Party should be held responsible for the abduction of over 200 Chibok school girls.
Members of the Boko Haram sect had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State and kidnapped hundreds of female students.
Speaking on Tuesday during an interdenominational church service marking this year’s Children’s Day celebration in Port Harcourt, Amaechi also said that Nigerians were guilty of the crime against the kidnapped girls by voting the Peoples Democratic Party into power.
Explaining that change could only come if Nigerians resolved to vote out the PDP in the 2015 general election, the governor stated that God allowed the kidnap of the girls in order to expose the leaders and the uncontrollable level of corruption.
“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.
“All of us are guilty of the crime against Chibok girls. 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. We are guilty of choosing them.
“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 said.
The governor carpeted the PDP for being after its political affairs without considering the plight of the abducted school girls and insecurity bedevilling the country.
He expressed the need for Nigerians to ask why over 200 students were kidnapped and the ruling PDP was celebrating in Kano State.
“I have said it before; God is tired of Nigeria, and now is the better opportunity to choose another government. Chibok girls are over 200. They are killing everyday. People are losing their children, losing their parents everyday. They went to Yobe State, burnt the whole school and killed children. What did we do?
“God became fed up with Nigeria and decided to allow the kidnap of Chibok girls. Why did God allow it? The story of Chibok will not end today. It is the story of a new beginning for Nigeria. If God did not allow it, Nigeria will not ask for change.
“Nigeria is only interested in one thing, which is corruption. These children have become sacrificial lambs after Jesus Christ for the good and benefit of Nigeria.
“It means that you and I must rise up and ask for change today to demand for a better government, to demand for accountability, to ask why Chibok girls were kidnapped and PDP was celebrating in Kano.
He, however, urged Nigerians to continue praying for safe release of the girls, adding that Rivers State decided to mark this year’s Children’s Day celebration with a solemn assembly to share in the pains of the victims and their parents.
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