Chibok girls: Amaechi tells Nigerians to blame President Jonathan, PDP

Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday, declared that all Nigerians have a fair share of blame over the insecurity in the country. Governor Amaechi said Nigerians should blame themselves for the failure of security. The Governor stated this at the solemn church service held in honour of the abducted Chibok school girls to mark the Children’s Day celebration at the Civic Centre in Port Harcourt. He noted that Nigerians should blame themselves for electing wrong individuals to run the affairs of public offices, adding that the issue of Chibok girls would not have happened if there was reliable security in the country. The Rivers State Chief Executive also stressed that the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had failed Nigerians. “The story of Chibok girls will not end today. It is the story of a new beginning for Nigeria. The truth is that you and I must rise up today to bring the children, to demand for accountability; while Chibok girls were kidnapped, PDP was in Kaduna doing rally. If God did not allow it, Nigeria will not ask for change. “I had received a letter that the President and the PDP were coming to Rivers State to flag off their campaign; this was 2 weeks after Chibok girls were kidnapped. I think it was the protest that stopped that visit. So all of us are responsible for the kidnap of Chibok girls, not just the President. “We voted this government in, we are also responsible for their failure. We should not say to the President that he has failed alone, we should say we have also failed because we have chosen the current government. The PDP government we have chosen appears to have failed us”, he declared. Amaechi further explained 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. He continued: “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 people 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? “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”.