The Founder and Coordinator of the Igbo Language Project, Mrs. Comfort Ubosi, has called on various ethnic groups in the country to ensure they speak their language with their children to help them grow up without losing their true identity.
According to a statement made available to The PUNCH, Ubosi made the call at the second edition of the Igbo Language Quiz Competition in
She added that parents and relevant stakeholders should ensure that Nigerian languages do not become extinct as a result of lack of use by it’s owners.
Ubosi added that the quiz competition was part of efforts to revive speaking of the Igbo Language, in addition to publication of the ‘Functional Igbo Series’ for students, which started as a personal effort to teach her own children the language.
Another stakeholder at the quiz competition and proprietor of S.T and T Regency International School, Ikeja, Dr. Maggi Ibru, expressed satisfaction at the initiative, and encouraged the…
