A sociopolitical group, Ogu General Assembly, is seeking the enactment of law before the Ogun and Lagos states Houses of Assembly, to include the indigenous Ogu language in school curriculum of the two states.
The group, with over 2,000 members lamented that Ogu indigenes were forced to take Yoruba language as a subject instead of their language.
This was stated by the resident and convener of Ogu General Assembly, Professor Jendele Hungbo while addressing newsmen on the fifth anniversary and second summit of the group in Abeokuta, the Ogun state, last Friday.
He said: “We want to say no to the forcing of Yoruba language on our wards in schools, majority of our wards cannot cope with the force and many have dropped out. We believe teaching them in their indigenous language will help them and the system.”
Hungbo stated that the group has contributed to the education sector by giving 120 students’ bursary and scholarships to over 140 students.
He said the theme of this year’s summit is ‘Gbenopo: The imperative of PAN-OGU unity beyond borders.’
Hungbo explained that the summit is to foster unity and progress of the group. Some of the activities lined up for the Summit slated to hold from November 19 through November 30 are sports festival; international culture fiesta, among others.
Addressing the state of the nation, Professor Hungbo, urged the Federal Government to diversify the nation’s economy, noting that the over dependency on crude oil will not revitalise the economy.
He urged the Federal Government to encourage the manufacturing sector towards production of goods and services sellable to the outside world to boost its economy.
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