Following the increasing spate of insecurity in the country, a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Entrepreneurship Studies at the Nasarawa State University, Vincent Paul, has advocated the integration of Cultural Studies in the educational curricula.
This, Paul said, would foster unity, peace, and respect for the nation’s diversity.
The lecturer made the call in a keynote address during the Eggon Annual Cultural Festival in the Galle Community of Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.
Speaking on the theme “Celebrating Our Culture, Honouring Our Heroes and Building Our Future,” Paul called on political leaders to pay more attention to harnessing the potential endowed in the nation’s cultural heritage given its crucial roles in shaping and reorganising the society.
He said, “There is a need for the Federal and state governments to initiate programmes aimed at developing the capacity of the local communities, institutions, and professional bodies involved in the preservation of cultural artifacts as part of efforts towards sustainable unity of the country.
“The elite, the academia and the political class should also focus on innovative ideas that could promote cross-cultural understanding, tolerance, and respect for the diversity of the citizens.”
Our correspondent reports that the Eggon cultural event tagged Galle Day is an annual performance that brings together Eggon sons and daughters especially from the Galle Community of Nasarawa Eggon LG of Nasarawa State to discuss issues of development.