Gov. Ambode Makes Yoruba Language A Compulsory Admission Requirement In Lagos State Tertiary Institutions
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The Governor of
Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode last Thursday signed seven bills into
law among which is the Yoruba Language Preservation and Promotion Law.
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| Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode |
With this Law in
place, any student who wish to apply for admission into University of Lagos
or other higher institutions in Lagos State will need to have a Credit
Pass in Youruba Language regardless of their intended course of study.
In addition, all
state-owned tertiary institutions are to incorporate the use of Yoruba Language
in the General Studies (GNS) courses.
The Law equally stated
that any school in Lagos State that fails to comply with the provisions of
Section 2 commits an offence and is liable on first violation to issuance of
warning and on subsequent violation be closed down and also pay a fine of
N500,000.
This has attracted
mixed reactions from the public. While some are in support of this development,
others are not for obvious reasons. Whats your take on this?
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