A university teacher and writer, Prof. Oladejo Afolayan, and the Commissioner for Education in Osun State, Mr. Kola Omotunde-Young, have called on parents and teachers to communicate with their children in indigenous Nigerian languages.Both men noted that, contrary to general belief, speaking indigenous languages to children would not stop them from becoming successful professionals.
Addressing students at the third book fair organised by Joyous Innovations Sixty Seven, held at the Osogbo Government High School, Osogbo on Wednesday, Afolayan and Omotunde-Young said that most of the highly successful persons around the world first learnt to speak their mother-tongues.
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