The Presidency has concluded
arrangements for Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to lead a national campaign on
reawakening the spirit of patriotism and respect for national values among
Nigerians, in pidgin English.
At a press briefing on Friday,
Damilola Oni, the National Coordinator of “HIYA Nigeria”, a nationwide
sensitisation programme launched by the VP in 2017, made this known to
journalists in Abuja.
HIYA is
an acronym for H-Hausa, I-Igbo, Y-Yoruba, and All Nigerian Languages (Pidgin).
Oni said the presidency had noted
the disconnect between citizens and the Nigerian values and symbols and has
developed, through HIYA Nigeria, a framework for bridging the gap using a
national broadcast plan.
Against that backdrop, she said
Osinbajo would be featuring in a pidgin English live talk show aired on
national television to reorient and expose Nigerians to the roadway to national
independence.
She said: “Our first guest is the
vice president; he will come and speak Pidgin English live on air at 6 p.m.
“He will also play the puzzle
game – how much he knows Nigeria?
“The vice president will be
speaking on the topic,`The Road Way to Independence’; he will speak on what the
independence used to be and what it is now.
“He will talk about the
constitution from the point of view of a constitutional lawyer.
“The general genre of the
programme is a talk show; a live phone-in television programme in Hausa, Igbo,
Yoruba and all Nigerian language (Pidgin English),’’ she said.
The maiden edition of the talk
show will be aired live across NTA stations on Startimes on Monday 8th October.
2018.
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