“All School Students Must Sing The National Anthem In Yoruba Daily” – Lagos State Governor

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday has mandated all public and private schools in the state to ensure that their pupils/students sing the National anthem in Yoruba Language daily, to preserve and promote the Yoruba culture.
The governor, passed the message to the management of all primary and secondary schools in Lagos through the deputy governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule in a meeting with Principals and Head Teachers of public schools in Lagos. She stated that the Yoruba Language would also be made a compulsory subject for students in the state.
She also said that Wednesdays had been declared ‘Yoruba Speaking Day’ in schools, with all teaching and learning activities from assembly period to closing being done in Yoruba.
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