Given the background that Bini History and language may go into extinction, the Edo State Government has expressed strong desire to reintroduce the teaching of Bini as a course of study in all schools in the state.
The move, according to the government, is to pave way for the younger generation to learn more and acquire deep knowledge about the rich culture, values and tradition of their people and place, as well as past heroes of the state and the nation at large.
Besides, the state-owned tertiary institutions would also be equipped to teach Bini History, while scholarships would be awarded to postgraduate students interested in studying Bini History up to doctorate degrees.
Governor Godwin Obaseki unfolded this during the inauguration of the Castle of Legends Initiative (COLI), a Non-Governmental Organisation in honour of late Chief Anthony Enahoro, a foremost nationalist, which took place in Benin City.
Obaseki, who noted that the knowledge of history was at its lowest ebb in the country, especially among the younger generation, however, reiterated his administration’s commitment to reintroduce the teaching and learning of History as a course of study, which would be taught with Social Studies in all schools in the state.
He described the late Chief Enahoro as a vibrant journalist, an icon and nationalist, who sacrificed his life, went to jail and exiled for a better Nigeria. According to the governor, given his contributions to the national development and growth, Enahoro should also be celebrated, while his name should be immortalised at the Green Chambers of the National Assembly.
