₦airaland Forum

Y0ruba:
LMAO

So it is OK for Abia & Anambra to do similar tjings but not OK for Lagos to do it?

The migrants into Lagos does not make the place ‘multi-cultural’. Eko people of Epe, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Lagos Island & Badagry own the state. These people have a single culture & they want ther states to reflect such and the least you can do is respect it.

I didn't say they couldn't try it. I only said that it won't work so it is a waste of time. Lagos is a mega city so yes comparing it to homogeneous Igbo towns is silly. The only reason they get away with it is because the South East has few immigrants.

Lastly multi cultural has nothing to do with who owns the city. Regardless of ownership it is full of non indigenous people. Attempts to preserve culture are good and they are welcome to try doing so, it is just unlikely to have any real effect.

Just seems like another misguided attempt to save the Yoruba language. It's simple. Whatever language is the language of education will eventually be the language used.

People only learn languages that they see as useful. Trying to force students to learn a language that they won't use has not worked anywhere. Just look at Irish in Ireland. At best this policy will make students learn the small amount of Yoruba they need to pass an exam before forgetting it. At worst people just avoid those places instead. It is near impossible for this to work in Lagos which is too multi cultural and multi ethnic.