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Bauchi residents have commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime for shutting down universities because of the February 25 and March 11 elections.
A cross-section of the residents who spoke to journalists on Wednesday in Bauchi described it as a “welcome development.”
On February 9, through the National Universities Commission, the regime ordered universities to shut down nationwide for the national and state polls.
Ahmed Shehu, a parent, said the gesture would enable students to participate in the election and exercise their franchise.
“And if the schools are open where lectures would be going on, they would not be able to leave schools to go and cast their votes in their various places of registration,” Mr Shehu explained. “What this means, in essence, is that the government would be denying them their constitutional rights. So what the government did in this regard is right and commendable.”
Another resident, Ibrahim Ali, said the gesture indicated the regime’s commitment to protecting life and property.
“For the government to have taken the decision after a perceived security threat to the staff, students…
