The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized the Federal Government for shutting down schools due to insecurity.
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Speaking during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme monitored on Wednesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the decision indicates that the government is no longer able to guarantee the safety of students and schools.
“But for us, we are worried because let’s take the issue of the schools that we have closed.
“When you close schools because bandits could go and kidnap children, what you are saying is, ‘I’m no longer capable of protecting my schools.’
“And don’t forget the ideology of Boko Haram is that Western education is forbidden. So by shutting down schools, you are reinforcing the Boko Haram ideology,” he said.
The ADC’s mouthpiece added that President Bola Tinubu has begun to take the recent steps to address the security challenges because of the threat of the US President Donald Trump.
He also refuted allegations that the ADC was fueling insecurity in the country and lobbying the US against Nigeria.
Recall that the schoolgirls, who were kidnapped during an attack that left the Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, dead, on November 17, regained their freedom on Tuesday.
It was reported that amid the heightened fears over insecurity in the country, President Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency.
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