Members of the Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) begun a two-day hunger strike on Wednesday to protest the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Mr Emmanuel Onwubiko, National Coordinator of HURIWA, in Abuja lamented the closure of public schools, saying it was no longer in the interest of students. ``We hereby urge the Federal Government to take lawful measures to re-open the public universities even as we urge ASUU to go back to school for the sake of our children. We will embark on hunger strike if appropriate measure is not taken. ``Already the country is confronted by security challenges and keeping the students away from schools means compounding the problems,’’ Onwubiko added. Onwubiko advised the Federal Government to adopt the Steve Oronsanye’s report.
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