Islamic Cleric Blames Insecurity On ASUU Strike.

A renown Islamic cleric , sheikh Abdulwahab Abdullahi, Saturday hinge the incessant security challenges ravaging Nigeria on the closure of the ivory towers arising from the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. ASUU.

The cleric while addressing a Town Hall meeting organized by ASUU BUK zone with the theme “ Struggle in Defense of Nigerian Public” he said the mass number of able bodied Nigerian youth roaming the streets owing to the down tools by the lecturers could be fuelling the embers of the worrisome level of insecurity been witnessed in the country.

Sheikh Abdulwahab appealed to the top echelon of the National Assembly to hurriedly intervene into the FG, ASUU crisis to hurriedly bring the industrial dispute between the Federal Government and ASUU to an end.

He lamented that majority of those been affected by the strike action were the downtrodden class of the society, he further appealed to the federal government to hearken to the demand that were made by the striking university lecturers to enable ASUU members return to classes.

The Zonal coordinator ASUU,BUK zone, Mohammaed Lawal disclosed that the town meeting was organized to keep the populace of the university host community abreast with the purpose that necessitated the industrial action embarked on by the union..

He alleged that the federal government has severally defaulted on agreements reached between the feuding parties.

He added that the BUK august meeting was convened by ASUU in the zone is to solicit for advise from members of BUK host communities on how to find lasting solution to the crisis.

The president BUK Students Union, comrade Sani Garba grumbled that university students were tired of sitting at home.

He pleaded with the parties involved in the dispute to sheath their swords to salvage the interest of the future of the country.

“we are appealing to the National Assembly to intervene to ensure we return back to classes.” Sani further appealed.