Diplomat calls for re-introduction of history in schools

chika ebuzor

December 18, 2015 7:35 AM

Anyaoku gave the advice during the 70th anniversary of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in Lagos.

Former Commonwealth Secretary-Greneral, Emeka Anyaoku

Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, on Thursday urged both the Federal and state governments to re-introduce history as a subject in their schools to enable the younger ones know about the past.

He said that history was a subject that could enable an individual to know more about his or her past, which should not be eradicated.

''Without the knowledge of the past, there will be no fruitful projections for the future.

'' The knowledge of the past is very vital to the development of the country.

'' We can only solve present societal problems when we know what was obtainable in the past,'' Anyaoku said.

He urged the Federal Government to devout substantial financial support to the NCMM to enable it effectively display Nigerian cultural wealth.

Anyaoku advised the management of the commission to collaborate with museums in African and American countries to re-write the culture of the world.

'' This will earn Nigerians greater respect in the world,'' he said.

The Director-General of the Commission, Mallam Yusuf Usman, in his welcome address to the event said that the commission would propagate the change mantra of the present civilian administration to its logical conclusion.

'' We are committed to repositioning the system to play key roles in the promotion of creativity, patriotism, integrity, honesty and discipline,'' he said.

Usman said that the event would feature the inauguration of an exhibition titled ``70 iconic objects’ as part of the historic celebration.

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