The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the Federal Authorities for shutting down faculties over rising insecurity.
Talking in an interview on Wednesday, the celebration’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, acknowledged that the choice steered the federal government was now not able to safeguarding academic establishments.
“However for us, we’re fearful as a result of let’s take the problem of the faculties that we now have closed.
“Whenever you shut faculties as a result of bandits might go and kidnap kids, what you might be saying is, ‘I’m now not able to defending my faculties.’
“And don’t overlook the ideology of Boko Haram is that Western schooling is forbidden. So by shutting down faculties, you might be reinforcing the Boko Haram ideology,” he stated.
Abdullahi additional claimed that President Bola Tinubu had solely begun taking latest steps to deal with the nation’s safety challenges because of stress from United States President Donald Trump.
He additionally dismissed allegations that the ADC was fuelling insecurity or lobbying america in opposition to Nigeria.
Recall that the schoolgirls kidnapped on 17 November, throughout an assault that claimed the lifetime of the Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, regained their freedom on Tuesday.
Politics Nigeria reported that, amid heightened fears over insecurity, President Tinubu declared a nationwide safety emergency on Wednesday.