*Makes Igbo language study compulsory in Imo schools

By Clifford Ndujihe

LAGOS—AFTER years of planning, tinkering and preparation, the first Igbo language newspaper, Ikoro, is ready.

The newspaper will be presented on March 15 by Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.


Speaking on the issue, Dr Samfo Nwankwo, Special Adviser to the Imo State Governor on Igbo Affairs, said eminent Igbo leaders including Dr Alex Ekwueme, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (retd), Chief Enwo Igariwey, Pascal Dozie and Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (retd) among others are expected at the ceremony billed for Imo Internal Conference Centre, Owerri.

Nwankwo, who is also director, Ikemba Odumegwu Ojukwu Centre, OWENI, spoke during a courtesy visit to Vanguard Newspapers.

Apart from Ikoro, he said the governor would on the same day launch the compulsory learning and teaching of Igbo language in all schools in Imo State.

Asked if the governor was copying the Yoruba and Hausa, which have newspapers in both languages, Nwankwo said no, stressing that the move is to ensure that the Igbo language did not go into extinction.

‘’The fact that Igbo language is going extinct, which is a dangerous development is behind the move. If nothing is done to arrest the situation, we will have identity crisis. We felt attention should be paid to the reading of Igbo language, which is part of our culture. It is time for us to go back to our roots and be proud of our language,’’ he said.

He said the compulsory learning and teaching of Igbo language in all schools in Imo up to first and second years in higher institutions is backed by the “Development of Igbo Language Law 9 of the Imo State House of Assembly.’’

Disclosing that publication of Ikoro is being funded and sponsored by the Imo State Government, he said the paper would cover the five South-East states and other Igbo-speaking parts of the country.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/okorocha-to-present-first-igbo-newspaper-ikoro-march-15/

sai buhari

Which of the Okorocha? The one this day newspaper said he has fled Nigeria because of Efcc discovery of diverted 2 billion Naira bail out fund

Interesting

Wonderful

We are waiting...

Who is this baby talking, UDOKA & OGENE was once Igbo newspapers.

Okorocha is the greatest Igbo politician of the 2010s and keeps representing.

Abagworo:
Okorocha is the greatest Igbo politician of the 2010s and keeps representing.

Okoroawusa is a bastard...Currently the worst Governor in Nigeria
So how is he the Greatest Igbo Politician of Recent wen he have
Peter Obi
Willie Obiano
Ike Ekweremadu
Okezie Ikpeazu
Sullivan Chime
Andy Uba
Chris Ngige

Welcome development. But Most Elites Wouldn't Want To Consume This...

Ikoro kee...

Which kind name be dat

This nonsense man Pay civil servants their salary unless u want the wrath of God to fall on you. Develop other part of IMO stop going round and round Owerri

A very good one.....

Let us commend Rochas for this step in propagating the Igbo language.

I keep wondering why Yorubas and Igbos fight and quarrel everyday but it all ends on the media and online; while any quarrel with Hausa or Fulani ends in bloodshed?

News paper that he will use in propagating the scams of APC?

Maybe to use it to disabuse the minds of ndi ihbo against the biafran struggle! If it's so, it's already dead on arrival.
Anything ORO STINKS! His a conman

Ibo kwenu

What a news for igbo elite

let him clear his name first

Igbo ndioma ekele munu Ndu nmiri Ndu azu unu a nwuchule please my people let us bear what ever we see from Okoroawusa let him go and do housa tradition because i know is the one he knows

Some Igbos calling him Okoroawusa and abusing him should stop it.. Its getting embarrasing.
You don't wash ur dirty pants in public.
Others are watching.
If he is erring in any way, we should bring him inside the "Obi" advice him as a brother, and not abusing him up and down.
... Nice gesture from him.

As far as it's coming from mallan Rochas Olaniyi okorocha. I will not read it for free not to talk of buying.

Dead on arrival. It will be full of lies

No tribalism....But I think Yoruba newspaper (s) don dey for long.Just introducing my Igbo language. Eewo!

Sai IGBOS

The problem of Igbo extinction has never been about people who live in Igboland but about those who live outside it. The government should do something about the Igbos in Diaspora.

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Nice one. But, the only language we understand these days in Imo State is Infrastructural development and private sector driven industrial revolution with government providing the enabling environment. .And not another conduit for temporal siphoning that would soon go moribund. Rochas! Wake up! Udo diri unu

Nice one

You owe Imo civil servants many months of salary.

EFCC are looking into squandered bail out funds for Imo State.

And a failed governor is establishing a newspaper.

Governor Okorocha, may your entire generation eat newspapers

HAHA ... YORUBA LEADS IBO FOLLOWS
IBO WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YORUBA FOOTSTEPS.

Okorohausa is a disgrace to all Igbos! How can this man who doesn't even speak Igbo well be able to present anything in Igbo? Okorohausa is a northern spy in Igbo land and his paternity is highly questionable