Monarch, University  Don Advocates For  Inclusion Of Cultural  Studies In Nigeria School Curriculum

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Yakubu Busari

A University Don, Professor Yohanna Izam has advocated for the inclusion of “Nigeria Culture and Historical” studies in Nigeria School curriculum PLASU boss advocates for inclusion of Africa culture into teaching curriculum

 

This because the totality of human existence are embedded in your culture and history, the way you dress, speaks, relate with people and down to the food you eat are embedded in your history and culture.

 

Addressing a group of journalists in Jos, the Vice Chancellor Plateau State University, Bokkos in plateau State, explains why he wants culture to be introduce in  our school curriculum.

The 2020 celebration of Afizere Cultural and Community Development, prof Izam cautioned Africans  against  the extinction of the country’s Cultural and Historical values.

 

This year cultural celebration which has its theme “Promoting Cultural Heritage As a Tool For Peaceful Coexistence And Tourism Development” the university professor who is  the son of lzere nation of North Central Nigeria,  says ,” l totally subscribe to the inculcating of our culture into school curriculum so that we study it as course in our institutions of higher learning “he added .

The University Don said  from our   costumes, the dressing pattern, l think if we must make progress as a nation we must visit our cultural foundation so that we build on it to make sure that we fought and developed  for  sustainable development

 

He charged that  people’s culture is  imported from other country, I think that is the best way to go and it will help us as a nation to have our own place in revamping the state .

 

He debunked that the lzere land is the major beneficiary of governor Lalong’s administration as they produce SGS, Speaker, VC of the State University and other important appointment from the Izere land.

 

“To whom much is given much is expected, yes I must agree that the administration of Governor Lalong favour the Izere people because the Izere nation give their unalloyed support during the election of the governor both the first and second tenure”

 

I think the other tribes in the state where also favoured like the Izere nation not only Izere Nation as it is been peddles in some quarters ,however, we thank his Excellency Simon Bako Lalong for his magnanimity towards the people of Izere Nation as we will ever remain grateful to him.

 

Ada Emmanuel Ajik ,the AdagwomJos North Izere chiefdom of Plateau State has acknowledged, that the contemporary challenges of 21st Century society  placed tradition rulers and conservative institution as true partners in proffering solutions to modern day governance, especially in our clime of Sub-Sahara Africa.

Speaking at the 2020 Ikos Izere festival of culture and traditions on the role, Adagwom Ajik said the traditional institutions play as ancillary for good governance is Nigeria.

 

He said, they appreciate the equal growing and expanding demands for modern governance and attendant demand for role-playing to providing and leverage good to governance and quality of leadership in the society.

 

According to him, this Year Afizere Cultural and Community Development  Association (ACCDA) the following speakers, the President Ada Azi Waziri Atu,Rev ,Dr Isaac Azi Wakili  have described as historic with numerous programmes of events to herald the final celebration of their  rich cultural heritage value in a growing challenges of managing language barrier.

 

Ajik explained that the presentation of his 2nd Class Staff of d office as HRH Ada Emmanuel Adagwom Jos lzere Chiefdom it was quite revealing, as glamour,

 

He pointed out that  the key word “emancipatory’ fines is their  agony along the struggle which is further identified bits of phrasal usages equally contain in the Royal Speech as journey… rough and turbulent,” being threatened by a loss of our identity…, loss of opportunity and participation… by our young men and women”.

 

This crescendo in speech can only attend a height in depiction of a very palpable type but real scenic agony, resignation of the strong weaken by forces of human retrogression, certainly not by the supernatural in a long wait for “about 10 painful years after the suspension of our Chiefdom” cried out His Royal Highness.

 

He stated that the entire Afizere people of Jos North clamouring for a unique chiefdom finds credibility to a long time perseverance of a people who come to be known widely as very peaceful and disposed for an egalitarian society seen to them as a bridge link to friendship and trust to many of its neighbouring tribes and ethnic nationalities Within different zones of Plateau and beyond

 

Rightly justified that the creation of a stool being upper most in the minds of the Afizeres Will foster the so desired unity in a diverse Plateau State to relive dreams of founding fathers of the state underscoring the words of Adagwom Emmanuel Ajlk “l wll discharge my duties faithfully by ensuring that peace is maintained Within my chiefdom as well as partnering With neighboring chiefdoms With a View to expanding peaceful coexistence

 

As always the case, to affirm further confidence in government benevolence investment in its traditional institutions in the State, it would be ripe and high time that creation as this should translate into positive Socio-economic profitability and a ground for integration in the nexus of the Jos Metropolis.

 

In quick succession of demands and pleas, His Royal Highness placed his burdens “the issue of the burnt Jos Main Market… be intensified… the abandoned Rock Hotel at Lamingo should be received by way of speedy completion .

 

In addition, may I humbly request His Excellency to upgrade? Lamingo Golf Club to an international Gulf Course’ and to note that the source of water supply to .103 Cities is being tapped from the Liberty Dam… Despite this, the communities within the catchment area do not enjoy a drop of portable drinking water”. Conclusively, as the very usual parlance and feature of this category of speech delivery, it is appreciative as well. Thus, HIS Royal Highness singled out the personality of G. S Pwul & Chambers for great “legal service.

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