Newboss:
I hope you know that Nigeria is multi tribal with each tribe having an entirely different language?

That will actually divide the nation more along tribal lines.

scholes0:


It is a good thing that you have realized there is a SERIOUS problem and you are making conscious efforts to remedy it.
You failed to inculcate the language in him from the start- many parents make that mistake- But at least now that you have realized- you are doing something.

victorDanladi:

You hypocrite should just go and sit down.What is the relevance of the sentence "muslims are anti-integration" to the topic above?...igbos are religiously non tolerant,simple!

KemjikaEme:

What an ironic statement!
Igbos are not the ones killing people that are ironically tagged 'Infidels' from Sothern Kaduna to the Middle belt down to the East. If you want people to respect your religion then strive to make it peaceful,simple!

victorDanladi:

Mr man,check the topic of the thread again and comment accordingly.

sarrki:
Its marvelous in our eyes

This will make land grabbers to steer clear

We have been developing our land ourselves and in our own way

We don't need the developers

mapet:


I have a 9yr old son that struggles to speak and comprehend Yoruba. It bothers me a lot. Basic things like "alubosa", "Igbale" etc he will ask you what does that mean? In 5-6yrs time, we will ship him abroad (he has said it in unmistakable terms that he's going to flying school), then what? If we are not careful, we have raised a man that will have no identity or cultural heritage.

So

I decided to speak Yoruba to him at all times

profmiganigal:




Have u drank Amaka stirred with toilet broom again?

I don't understand why a whole nation feel good trying to dehumanise another set of people provoking them to anger...

We all know the bill is targeted to a set of people.

bigpicture001:
.....the lingua franca should be promoted and not a tribes language..no special laws should be allowed to grow geometrically...if the people feel it's very important to them..then they should pass it on to generations through the families..but to mk any language a state law..is nonsense..you are dividing nigeria the more..you people are fast coming after me cuz of the narrow mindedness being taught you guyz by your parents...

aribisala0:

It is not targeted at anyone .You prepare for Biafra in YOUR OWN way. We prepare for Odua in OUR OWN way. Everyone has a different view on what strategy should be. Our idea is simple if you come to Yoruba land you are welcome to dissolve into it and BECOME part of it . Yoruba WILL NOT dissolve into nothingness in the name of Nigeria. We are like the proverbial man whose particular version of wisdom allows him to marry pregnant women and adopt their children into his house.Some may see that as abominable.Each to his own
When the time comes everyone will know what's up

enugu419:


You’re not Yoruba.

KemjikaEme:

You already deviated from the subject of the discourse so i'm simply responding to your ignorant arguments and claims of religious intolerance amongst Igbos which is damn ridiculous.
Let me remind you once more that islamophobia is an objective Global phenomenon.

gozie2000:
Even though that I commend their efforts, They should have made the language a circular one by introducing other major ethnic languages like IBO and Hausa since Lagosians comprises different ethnicity.

victorDanladi:

Direct your lecture to your fellow igbo man that introduced the word "muslims" in an unrelevant manner to the thread which prompted my response and stop your obsession with islam.Gowon,jeremiah usein,theophylus danjuma,obasanjo and Awolowo who all massacred you guys during the civil war are all Christians!.

profmiganigal:




Have u drank Amaka stirred with toilet broom again?

I don't understand why a whole nation feel good trying to dehumanise another set of people provoking them to anger...

We all know the bill is targeted to a set of people.

victorDanladi:

Direct your lecture to your fellow igbo man that introduced the word "muslims" in an unrelevant manner to the thread which prompted my response and stop your obsession with islam.Gowon,jeremiah usein,theophylus danjuma,obasanjo and Awolowo who all massacred you guys during the civil war are all Christians!.

victorDanladi:
This people and victim mentality.
Even if a yoruba man sneeze,its targeted towards them

victorDanladi:
When will you guys get cured of the delusion that lagos state doesn't belong to some group of people.Some people see lagos as their own village and hometown like you guys see abia,imo,anambra,enugu and ebonyi!

victorDanladi:

New york state should make all languages of the world compulsory like english in their schools because every parts of the world has representation in the city right?

When will you guys get cured of the delusion that lagos state doesn't belong to some group of people.Some people see lagos as their own village and hometown like you guys see abia,imo,anambra,enugu and ebonyi! and no matter your number you can never out numbered the yorubas in lagos!

KemjikaEme:

New york is a bad example here because New york has no official language. That is unlike Lagos were every ethnicity represented use English as a formal language.
Inspite of New york's diversity, English is used in most formal establishments and it is taught in schools irrespective of the student's background. Spanish may be compulsory or taught in few neighbourhoods like Harlem where Spanish speaking people dominate but there is no enforcement of any regional or indigenous language in schools where there is a melting pot of people rather those languages are left as electives or taught to students from a specific language group.
By making a language compulsory in the melting pot of Nigeria,you are indirectly alienating students from other backgrounds. If same law is passed in other regions of Nigeria,it wouldn't really be appealing.
The idea should be a uniform compulsory education in the 3 major languages of Nigeria,that is,if Nigeria is ready to compliment English with Nigeria's local languages in formal enviroment.
One thing that has helped America grow is the act of deriving strenght from their diversity. Here in Nigeria,we always emphasize selfish and supremacist tendency 'you must learn my language because Lagos is not your own'.
I understand that you resent igbos and quickly criticize any comment made by an igbo on this thread.

aribisala0:

Melting Pot ,Represented

These are very interesting terms did you and the indigenes of Lagos agree that THEIR land is a pot for melting. Did they discuss this "representation" with anyone ? It is exactly against such notions that pushback is necessary before it becomes too late. Everyone is now being put on notice that Lagos is Yoruba land and you are welcome if you accept that . It is not up for Negotiation

The Yoruba have a proverb
A household remains peaceful whilst the bastards are not grown.

When they grow up they will start claiming this and that entitlement. So it is important to draw lines so we know who is who. There are autochthons in Lagos and they are not giving up their claims for any fanciful melting pot ideas. I really did not want to talk about Ibos but you brought it up.
For reasons best known to you you have decided that you want to kill your language with all your influence in Nollywood how many Ibo films are being made? Why? Ibos don't like their language. We will not kill ours.
You want Biafra through IPOB we are more visionary and strategic in our ways.

Let us identify the bastards before they grow up
If you want to melt go to Abuja. That is a purpose built pot

aribisala0:

Melting Pot ,Represented

These are very interesting terms did you and the indigenes of Lagos agree that THEIR land is a pot for melting. Did they discuss this "representation" with anyone ? It is exactly against such notions that pushback is necessary before it becomes too late. Everyone is now being put on notice that Lagos is Yoruba land and you are welcome if you accept that . It is not up for Negotiation

The Yoruba have a proverb
A household remains peaceful whilst the bastards are not grown.

When they grow up they will start claiming this and that entitlement. So it is important to draw lines so we know who is who. There are autochthons in Lagos and they are not giving up their claims for any fanciful melting pot ideas. I really did not want to talk about Ibos but you brought it up.
For reasons best known to you you have decided that you want to kill your language with all your influence in Nollywood how many Ibo films are being made? Why? Ibos don't like their language. We will not kill ours.
You want Biafra through IPOB we are more visionary and strategic in our ways.

Let us identify the bastards before they grow up
If you want to melt go to Abuja. That is a purpose built pot

aribisala0:

Melting Pot ,Represented

These are very interesting terms did you and the indigenes of Lagos agree that THEIR land is a pot for melting. Did they discuss this "representation" with anyone ? It is exactly against such notions that pushback is necessary before it becomes too late. Everyone is now being put on notice that Lagos is Yoruba land and you are welcome if you accept that . It is not up for Negotiation

The Yoruba have a proverb
A household remains peaceful whilst the bastards are not grown.

When they grow up they will start claiming this and that entitlement. So it is important to draw lines so we know who is who. There are autochthons in Lagos and they are not giving up their claims for any fanciful melting pot ideas. I really did not want to talk about Ibos but you brought it up.
For reasons best known to you you have decided that you want to kill your language with all your influence in Nollywood how many Ibo films are being made? Why? Ibos don't like their language. We will not kill ours.
You want Biafra through IPOB we are more visionary and strategic in our ways.

Let us identify the bastards before they grow up
If you want to melt go to Abuja. That is a purpose built pot

KemjikaEme:

New york is a bad example here because New york has no official language. That is unlike Lagos were every ethnicity represented use English as a formal language.
Inspite of New york's diversity, English is used in most formal establishments and it is taught in schools irrespective of the student's background. Spanish may be compulsory or taught in few neighbourhoods like Harlem where Spanish speaking people dominate but there is no enforcement of any regional or indigenous language in schools where there is a melting pot of people rather those languages are left as electives or taught to students from a specific language group.
By making a language compulsory in the melting pot of Nigeria,you are indirectly alienating students from other backgrounds. If same law is passed in other regions of Nigeria,it wouldn't really be appealing.
The idea should be a uniform compulsory education in the 3 major languages of Nigeria,that is,if Nigeria is ready to compliment English with Nigeria's local languages in formal enviroment.
One thing that has helped America grow is the act of deriving strenght from their diversity. Here in Nigeria,we always emphasize selfish and supremacist tendency 'you must learn my language because Lagos is not your own'.
I understand that you resent igbos and quickly criticize any comment made by an igbo on this thread.