Leaders task parents on linking children to ancestral roots

Tamarauemi Ebimini

As modernisation and urbanisation is pushing indigenous Nigerian languages to extinction, some leaders, yesterday, in Abuja, asked Nigerians, especially parents, to ensure their children link up with their culture.

Stressing the need to seek development of local communities, speakers at a love feast organised by Uhonmora Community Association, Abuja, said some languages and culture were under threat in Nigeria.

Speaking at the event, lawmaker representing Owan West Local Council of Edo State, Blessing Agbebaku, implored Nigerians not to abandon their places of origin.

He disclosed that the infrastructure gap in most rural communities would be limited if Nigerians living in the diaspora and cities across the country see the need for community development.

Agbebaku said that it was bad for people to allow their languages and cultures to get swallowed, adding that parents owe it to their children.

According to him, Nigerians must emulate such an example and ensure that their children are not denied the link to their ancestral roots.

Media practitioner and Chairman of the association, Imevbore Ohiomokhare, said the community has been neglected for a long time, stressing that the state government should come to their aid.

He noted that it was shameful for people not to prioritise their ancestral roots or teach their children about their culture.