The African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the Federal Government for closing down schools over insecurity.
Speaking in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television, on Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the move showed the government was no longer capable of protecting the 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 spokesman said President Bola Tinubu has only began 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.
Amid the heightened fears over insecurity in the country, President Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency.
