The Imo state government has made
the Igbo language a compulsory subject across schools in the state.
Viola Onwuliri, the state
commissioner for education, announced this during the matriculation ceremony of
the state’s College of Nursing and Midwifery, Orlu.
Onwuliri, who was represented by
Basil Iwu, director of tertiary education, said the learning and teaching of
the Igbo language would be compulsory for all students in primary, secondary
and tertiary institutions in the state.
She said it is important for
students to know their roots, adding that the school subject will serve such a
purpose.
She called on parents to also
teach the language at home.
“We have resolved to make Igbo
language a compulsory subject in schools in Imo State. We believe our children
need to know their roots and we can encourage that by teaching them our
language which is our heritage in schools. Parents and guardians should equally
teach their children and wards Igbo language at homes,” she said.
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