Some women under the aegis of Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, have threatened legal action action against the Lagos state government for making teaching of Yoruba language exclusive in state-owned primary and secondary schools.
IWA is an affiliate of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo social-cultural organisation.
The National President of IWA, Mrs Nneka Chimezie, made the threat at a news briefing in Umuahia, Abia state on Thursday, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports.
The IWA leader said Lagos is a place for all Nigerians, and that making Yoruba the exclusive language to be taught in public schools, is not only discriminatory but also improper.
According to Chimezie, the state should make it possible for other major Nigerian languages such as Igbo and Hausa to be taught in state controlled schools.
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