Kelechi Kas
The Rivers state house of assembly has resolved that the house committee on education should carry out an investigation on why the teaching of indigenous languages law of 2003 which was assented since 2005 has not been implemented by the state’s ministry of the education.
The house also mandated the committee to report back to it in two weeks.
The resolution of the assembly follows a motion presented on the floor of the house by the Majority leader, Martins Amaewhule and the lawmaker representing Ikwerre constituency, Anslem Oguguo.
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The motion was titled “motion for the implementation of the Rivers state education Teaching of Indigenous Languages”.
Amaewhule who represents Obio/Akpor constituency 1 while leading the debate said the state has diversity interns of its culture and there is a need to showcase the state indigenous languages to the world.
Some lawmakers in their views during the debate also gave their support to the motion to investigate the ministry of education and unravel why the teaching of indigenous languages has not been implemented in all schools in the state.
The Speaker of the house, IKUNYI OWAJI IBANI in his submission said the matter should be taken very seriously.
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