Okpebholo Reintroduces Teaching Of Edo Languages In Schools

Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has reintroduced Edo languages successful the schoolhouse program crossed Edo State, reaffirming his administration’s committedness to preserving the state’s affluent taste practice and promoting indigenous knowledge.

The politician made the disclosure during a courtesy sojourn by the enactment of the Esan Okpa Initiative to Government House successful Benin City.

Led by its president, sHon. Mathew Egbadon, the delegation comprising technocrats, concern leaders, and assemblage stakeholders, commended Governor Okpebholo for the singular advancement recorded successful little than 1 twelvemonth of his administration.

Governor Okpebholo who expressed gratitude to the Esan radical for their support, described them arsenic “critical pillar” to warrant his occurrence successful office.

He besides revealed that his medication had directed the Ministry of Education to intensify schoolhouse rehabilitation efforts.

“I person told my Commissioner for Education, we person to supply seats and desks for schools. We volition proceed monolithic renovation and fencing, supply boreholes and toilets, and we volition commencement installing star lights successful schools.

“We are already moving connected a schoolhouse entree programme wherever our children tin person hands-on acquisition successful machine studies—so they tin spot and interaction exertion successful existent time.

“On language, we indispensable commencement from home, due to the fact that foundation begins astatine home. We volition reintroduce vernacular into our schoolhouse system. Let each people statesman to larn and talk their connection truthful that nary connection goes into extinction.”

Appreciating the visit, Governor Okpebholo noted: “When you spot your radical down you, determination is thing to fear. The spot of a antheral lies successful the backing of his people. With your continued support, I volition succeed, by the grace of God.”

Okpebholo reiterated his determination to revive Ambrose Alli University (AAU), describing its restoration arsenic “a triumph for the people,” with important advancement already underway to instrumentality the instauration to its erstwhile glory.

He revealed that 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses had been ordered to heighten nationalist proscription crossed the 3 senatorial districts successful the state.

Speaking earlier, the president of the Esan Okpa Initiative, Hon Mathew Egbadon, applauded the governor’s achievements and underscored the urgent request to support and beforehand Esan connection and culture.

Egbadon noted: “Protecting and advancing Esan language, culture, and values is critical. Your Excellency, you present request to reintroduce the teaching of Esan connection successful schools. Esan connection is acold disappearing due to the fact that galore radical of Esan extraction are not speaking it, and the connection is not taught successful schools. It should beryllium reintroduced into the schoolhouse curriculum.

“This volition align with the 2022 National Language Policy of the Federal Government, which mandates the usage of indigenous oregon assemblage languages arsenic the superior mean of acquisition successful the archetypal six years of superior education. So, it’s a earthy policy.”

He reaffirmed that the Esan Okpa Initiative remains a non-partisan socio-cultural and intelligence question dedicated to unity, progress, and the well-being of the Esan people.

He lauded the governor’s achievements successful education, employment generation, and infrastructure renewal, noting Edo’s inclusion successful the national government’s ₦142 cardinal modern autobus terminal project, the lone authorities successful the South-South region, arsenic impervious of the governor’s visionary leadership.