“We envisage that, during the last regime, the IDPs will go because the president of the country was a retired major general and these are security matters, so if such IDPs cannot go when a senior military officer is in charge, then where is our hope?”
President Bola Tinubu has been tasked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) to address the security issues confronting the nation’s northwest and other regions.
In Katsina State on Sunday, ASUU President Professor Emmanuel Osodeke made the call while distributing relief supplies to at least 320 internally displaced people (IDPs) at the Gidan Dawa and Babbar Ruga Camps.
The Union has been distributing rice, beans, spaghetti, groundnut oil, salt, and seasoning to the internally displaced people.
Given the alarming number of internally displaced people in the nation, Osodeke, who was represented by Dr. Lawwali Alkali Argungu, the ASUU National Resource Person, pointed out that the union has a significant role to play in national security issues.
The former president Muhammadu Buhari’s unwillingness to address the issue of insecurity angered him, and he urged Tinubu to make necessary changes to the country, especially with regard to security.
We have been focusing on IDPs all throughout the nation. This situation benefits 320 people. Because we are more concerned with the vulnerable individuals, ASUU is giving these products to them,” he stated.
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“ASSU has had this programme for a long time. IDPs are the most seriously vulnerable population in Nigeria, and ASUU has always identified with vulnerable communities.
We held a similar event in North Central about a month ago, so we’re doing it again in North West. IDPs, in the opinion of ASUU, are the primary indicator of grave issues with leadership in this nation.
With so many internally displaced people in the nation, there is still much work to be done in the area of security. Since the country’s president is a retired major general and these are security-related issues, we anticipated that during the previous government, the IDPs would leave. If, however, they are unable to leave when a senior military commander is in control, then where is our hope?
However, we continue to believe—and we are urging the current administration, led by President Tinubu—that members of this tribe and particular segment of the population are the most educated, and that their representatives will be best suited to address the nation’s problems, especially those pertaining to security.
“And these IDPs should be cleared, which is the criterion we always use to determine if the security is addressed. In order for them to farm, settle, and be stable in their new homes, they should return there. Only then will Nigerians be able to determine that security issues have been resolved.
“We have been keeping an eye on developments in Katsina State, and we are grateful for the current governor, Dikko Radda. We hope he will stay committed and take all necessary steps to guarantee that these internally displaced people are returned to their original homes as soon as possible, allowing them to cultivate and establish themselves in their own surroundings.”
