NORTHERNLISM!!! EMIR OF
KATSINA- WHY I DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH AT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS....
CHRISTIAN ROWLAND reporting live for ODOGWU MEDIA....From: Agaju Madugba, Katsina
Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini
Kabir Usman, has explained why he always speak the Hausa language at public
functions, saying English language is alien to his people and culture.
He urged that all efforts must be
made to preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage.
Describing English as a “foreign
language,” the Emir said that, “I am the custodian of the tradition of our
people. So, I must speak the Hausa language so that our people will understand
me.”
The emir spoke, on Monday, at a
programme for the award of certificates of excellence to students some of
Federal University, Dutsinma, who excelled in academic performance during the
2015/2016 academic session.
According to him, “We have to
protect our culture, we have to protect or indigenous languages and we must
wear our traditional attires because English is a foreign language and we are
not helping out tradition of we keep on promoting the culture of other people.”
In a veiled reference to a quit
notice reportedly issued to the Igbo by a section of the Arewa youths,
the emir described Nigeria as one indivisible country insisting that, ”the
Nigerian people have to live together and love one another and we must come
together and love one another.”
He said that Katsina, “is the most
peaceful state in Nigeria, ”and attributed the development to what Usman
described as the capacity of the Katsina people to embrace and
accommodate all persons from all parts of the country, irrespective of tribal
or religious origins.
Earlier in his welcome address, the
university’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi explained that
the award of certificates of excellence to deserving students is in line with
international best practices, ”aimed at encouraging our young scholars to meet
the university’s vision and mission.
Written and edited by Christian Rowland,
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