₦airaland Forum

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, on Tuesday,
said he would float a radio station that would
broadcast its programmes in Igbo language. He made this known during a public event
organised by an Igbo cultural society known
as “Otu suwakwa Igbo’’ headed by
former Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Prof. Pita Ejiofor.
The governor said “this is my contribution
toward preventing the Igbo language from
going into extinction.” Obiano expressed dismay at the failure of
parents to teach their children the Igbo
language and culture. He added that henceforth, pupils in the state
would wear Igbo traditional attire to school
every Wednesday. According to him, folklore will be taught to
primary school children every Wednesday
evening. The governor said that the Igbo folklore he
learnt while growing up had helped in
shaping his behaviour and guided his
relationship with other people till date. “Igbo folklore is powerful in building
morals and values. I can’t forget my late
primary school teacher and the way he used
Igbo folklore to teach us great lessons. “Even as a governor, those stories about
the tortoise and other animals still guide my
life.” He assured the Igbo cultural society that the
state government would strengthen the law
that would make it mandatory for all to
communicate in Igbo language and wear
traditional attire on Wednesdays. Former National Chairman of All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief
Victor Umeh, described language and religion
as the true identities of a people. He said “we should not allow Igbo language
to die as predicted. For me, I have Igbo odour
and I smell Igbo; my red cap is my joy as an
Igbo man.” In her remarks, Mrs Stella Onuorah, the
Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Culture
and Tourism, appealed to the Igbo in the
Diaspora to strive to teach their children the
language and inculcate in them the cultural
values.

www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/gov-obiano-establish-radio-station-broadcast-igbo/

Haba,na only now they just dey think of a solely igba radio,ha ba,or am i missing a costant in this calculation??

welcome development

Not a bad idea

Lol them wan suppress biafra

Fantastic move. Our language and culture must not be allowed to die. That will never happen.

Talking to those of us forming oyibo more than the Oyibo man himself. You grow up in the south east yet u claim u can't speak Igbo. Come collect medal.

Greatness is being able to speak your native language when occassion demands it and also being able to speak English when needed too.

Willie ji action on this one.

It's good for them. They need re orientation

As we can all see

This is audible to the deaf

Visible to the blind

That there is no comparison

Omoluabi set the pace for others to follow

First television station in Africa

First university

First hospital

First sea port

First dual carriage way

First independent radio station & many more

Ajjura WA lo time ijakadi ko

God bless Ile oodua

God bless Mr president

God bless federal republic of Nigeria

Good development from the governor..
It's high time we took our mother tongue serious..

@Poster above me, he/she seems confused or on the wrong tread

Great

Its a very great development from the governor. We ought to start promoting our mother tongue as well in schools especially at the beginner stage

sarrki:
As we can all see

This is audible to the deaf

Visible to the blind

That there is no comparison

Omoluabi set the pace for others to follow

First television station in Africa

First university

First hospital

First sea port

First dual carriage way

First independent radio station & many more

Ajjura WA lo time ijakadi ko

God bless Ile oodua

God bless Mr president

God bless federal republic of Nigeria

Afonja muslims too like wahala.

Ikwokrikwo:
Afonja muslims too like wahala.

Allow a mad man his rant. That's the least we can do.

Ikwokrikwo:
Afonja muslims too like wahala.

afonja and Muslims how does that correlate.....



u pple will never cease to amaze me.

Ikwokrikwo:
Afonja muslims too like wahala.

Ipob tout spotted! By their pained tears ye shall know them......