The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns a new law recently signed by the Lagos state governor Akinwumi Ambode that makes passing Yoruba language at Secondary School Leaving Examinations a requirement for admission into any of the tertiary institutions owned by the Lagos State. We call for its immediate abrogation as it is discriminatory and a violation of the fundamental rights of residents of Lagos state who are not Yoruba.

To be clear, we welcome all policies aimed at promoting and safeguarding indigenous languages including Yoruba in Nigeria. However, such policy must not promote discrimination and social exclusion of Nigerians to whom the language in question is not their mother tongue.

To us, this new law is discriminatory and an attempt to introduce apartheid in a cosmopolitan city like Lagos which has a huge population of residents who are non-Yoruba.

More: https://www.naijiant.com/guestcolumn/imposition-yoruba-admission-requirement-tertiary-institutions-lagos-state-apartheid-socialist-party-nigeria/

to hell with SPN

haffaze777:
to hell with SPN

Are you minding the unserious elements? When Anambra and Imo did it, it wasnt 'apatheid'. Or are there no non-Igbos in both SE states? But when Lagos does it, it is apatheid. Jokers.

What is SPN again

This is exactly what the whites did in South African, when they made Afrikana language compulsory for non whites, this led to a lot of riots and the eventual killing of Steve Biko.

Wetin concern them

mbos:
This is exactly what the whites did in South African, when they made Afrikana language compulsory for non whites, this led to a lot of riots and the eventual killing of Steve Biko.

Lagos is not south Africa and Yoruba is not afrikana

It's Cultural

Mmmtcheewww

mbos:
This is exactly what the whites did in South African, when they made Afrikana language compulsory for non whites, this led to a lot of riots and the eventual killing of Steve Biko.

Apples and oranges - South Africa is not dutchland. Lagos is Yoruba land.

As an Nnewi babe
I am ashamed of our people...
We have bought our criminal ways to lagos
I hope Ambode does not deport us...
Chukwu okike abiama o

Wetin be SPN? They are all crazy. The new bill is here to stay. If you not happy about it, then go back to your land or region

Yeah, the usual forming victim mentality
Is lagos an igbo state? Did anambra not enact the same law? Is anambra schools ment for only igbos? This is just to show the hidden agenda of these ppl, to be able to one day claim lagos belongs to them (imagine 'cosmopolitan state mbok') which state in nigeria is set aside as meant for only one tribe?

Naijiant:

More: https://www.naijiant.com/guestcolumn/imposition-yoruba-admission-requirement-tertiary-institutions-lagos-state-apartheid-socialist-party-nigeria/

The funny thing is that even those whom this bill is meant to protect cannot even pass their language let alone people from other region .

Let's see how this goes..

For those who will scream victimization..

It's either you buckle up or you exit the state..


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