Efewestern:


Everything is silly about the move, If they limited the law to Primary and secondary school I wouldn't have complained, but they went too far, to the extent of Using Yoruba language as a major criteria for gaining admission into any of the state institution, something we haven't heard of since the history of this nation.

This is another tribalist nonsense taken too far, In Lagos almost half the population understand and speaks Yoruba fluently, the language is not endangered, so the law is useless believe me, this is not what the state needs now.

letusbepieces:



u are still chest beating about ur phantom discriminatoy yoruba only legislation.

I am more interested in proscription of Yoruba from marrying Igbos.

In Nigeria we all have our interest and dislike.

Soon we will pressure Ohanaeze and South East Gov to declare anybody that marry Yoruba family Osu.

As for SS oil companies they must surely now relocate to Warri, Port Harcourt and Uyo.

Federal Gov must build deep seaport in Delta, Rivers and Akwa Ibom.

Yoruba have done their own, we must surely do our own.

Afam4eva:
When i saw the news, i just didn't bother. Maybe if we continue like this, Nigeria will just implode and explode on it's own.

if this was done in a northern state, everyone will open their dirty mouth and call it Islamization.

deomelllo:




How did you gyrate from language to religion?

Hausa language is not Arabic or Islamic language.

These ipob bigots sef..

anibirelawal:


Please carry ON ,we aint gonna stop you!

Ereolamide:

This is the first I feel I like clobbering you.

Will non passage of the law automatically make Lagos cleaner, are you not aware of those that are boasting to render Lagos into a no man's land, what would you have done if that it was warri or ughelli?

What makes Lagos home to all but not Anambra, so if Lagos is a home to all it should lose its cultural identity?

Bros you reason am na.

EternalTruths:

That law, will help deny Lagos the best of Non Yoruba brains.
My brother, I support the law.

Amaraba.e hope you now understand my point

letusbepieces:


AFONJA ARE VERY WICKED AND HEARTLESS BUNCH.

U ARE NOT HUMAN AND SHOULD BE GIVEN A SEPARATE CATEGORY.

ALWAYS PLANNING EVIL AND CALLING URSELF DEMON INSTEAD OF BEING ASHAMED.

DO U KNOW HOW BAD REAL MEN FEEL FROM BREAKING A WOMAN HEARTS?

IN FACT, IT BREAKS OUR HEART TO DO DAT, IT IS NOT FUN. MANY GET MARRIED TO AVOID SUCH HAPPENING AGAIN.

sekxyqueen:
what baffles me is there obsession towards Lagos...is Lagos their father land..

I once created a thread on that and the mods deleted it..

Igbos should think home......

Efewestern:


Very silly move by the state government.

I read a thread here were some lagosians were complaining about the current air pollution in the state, especially how dirty are being littered everywhere, due to the new policy of the state governor , instead of them to address this issue and other issues bothering the state the only thing they could think of is this law, what a pity.

Like we all know Lagos belongs to Yoruba, what's the essence of the law?, what are they trying to proof?.

For those using IMO and anambra law to justify this, how many non Indigene are in those state compared to lagos, infact Lagos is home to all hence laws such as this should not see the light of the day.

deomelllo:


The law is not about who Lagos belongs to, it's about promoting and preserving Yoruba language.


So, Yoruba people should not promote and preserve their language because Lagos State is home to people from other parts of the country?

Where is the sense in that argument?

Efewestern:


This will surely come back to hunt them..

Afam4eva:

I was just highlighting the illiteracy that abound in people like yourself. Do some of you know the difference between Hausa, Fulani-Herdsmen and Islam?

ODVanguard:


Yinmu. We don hear, thank you very much. But sorry the law will stand so you can quit crying more than the bereaved already. Let it 'hunt' us, or is it your 'hunt'?? In fact, let these 'best of non-yoruba brains' port to the SE/SS over this law sef, that way your wish to see Lagos retrogress and fail will begin to take shape and eventually come to pass. Abi no be so??

deomelllo:


The law is not about who Lagos belongs to, it's about promoting and preserving Yoruba language.


So, Yoruba people should not promote and preserve their language because Lagos State is home to people from other parts of the country?

Where is the sense in that argument?

Afam4eva:

You have to promote your language within the framework of what is acceptable and the unique idiosyncrasies of the state. if Lagos were a country, no one would even bat an eyelid.

Efewestern:


I didn't say you shouldn't promote your language, but the state government went too far, they should have limited it to primary and secondary school.

my opinion thou.

omonnakoda:

Acceptable to whom?


We are in a democracy.
The law was enacted by the representatives of the people.
If you don't like it join a party and make changing the law your manifesto

Efewestern:


So am now wishing to see lagos fail?, because I don't agree with this policy. Dude learn to accept others opinion. am just saying what's on my mind and I have no evil plan towards any body.

It's funny how you suddenly term this SS/SE, must everything be about region?.

Afam4eva:

There's a law that supersedes every other law and that is the federal law. ll states laws must not be at variance with the federal law. The Yiruba law is tribalistic and aims at limiting the number of Yorubas who gain admission into schools in Lagos.

anibirelawal:


Another pained fellow..

cKaiser:


Imo and Anambra made this type of law several years ago, I didnt see you or anyone complain about it
Some states have laws to speak only their local language on certain days at their house of assembly

Afam4eva:

There's a law that supersedes every other law and that is the federal law. ll states laws must not be at variance with the federal law. The Yiruba law is tribalistic and aims at limiting the number of Yorubas who gain admission into schools in Lagos.

Efewestern:


Non passage of the law won't make lagos cleaner, but that matter needs urgent attention, not this, as for the no man's land slang, we all know lagos belongs to Yoruba and nothing can change that.



You can't compare Lagos state to Anambra, How many non-igbo can you count in Anambra ?, Lagos is totally different, it's a meeting point of all Nigerians.

You can't force your language on people, Yorubas are good at promoting their cultures, check the Music industry, Almost everybody wants to sing with Yoruba, so your claim about loosing your identity is lame.

Ereolamide:

How is Yoruba been forced on people, have you gone through the law at all.

The law states that if you've to partake in the education programme outlined by the state ministry of education, you must pass Yoruba language.

If you can't abide by the law then school in another state, did the government press guns on traders, tradesmen ,artisan and workers in private and federal organizations to learn Yoruba.

Even some advanced countries mandates non indigenes to learn their language when going through their schools.

So because of its denizens Lagos shouldn't implement laws that she feels are important for her sociocultural appraisal.

And about Lagos been cosmopolitan than Anambra, Lagos didn't force anybody to migrate into her boundary.

Now that you've assumed the advocate's role, why were you peeved when Ipob included Warri and Ughelli into their tentative maps.

letusbepieces:
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STAY AWAY FROM OUR IGBO WOMEN PIGS!

Afam4eva:

You have to promote your language within the framework of what is acceptable and the unique idiosyncrasies of the state. if Lagos were a country, no one would even bat an eyelid.

National Policy on Education (NPE) stipulates that the medium of instruction should be the language of the immediate environment of the child. Schools are free to select such Nigerian Language to be taught.



http://www.nerdc.org.ng/eCurriculum/CurriculumSTructure.aspx

Afam4eva:

It's funny how someof you bring up what happens in a states where you don't live. I live in lagos that's why i feel the need to comment on the issue. Non Igbos in those states should be the ones to stand up and demand that their interests be protected just like Igbos are demanding in Lagos. That's what democracy is all about.

Ereolamide:


If you really want to know, I don't actually entertain retards.