Speaking as the special guest of honour at the launch of educational toys designed to teach Nigerian and by extension African history, the former president decried the poor level of awareness of the nation’s history and cultural heritage amongst Nigerians.
While expressing disappointment that many children do not know enough about their states of origin let alone the country, he called on Nigerians to imbibe cultural values and norms so as to promote the nation’s heritage.
Obasanjo said, “I have understood that history is no longer thought in school, which is unfortunate. Not knowing the history of your country, family or locality is to lose memory and if you lose your memory, you won’t remember even what you ate last night. You can see that it is a disaster.”
He then stressed that Nigerians must “go back to make our children know what matters about our country and ourselves so they can be inspired for tomorrow.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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