Several years ago, I joined a group of my classmates in the secondary school.
I was with the group briefly.
It was brief because I’m naturally a loner!
I value my solitude.
While with the group, I showed some of my books to the members. While some of them were showing signs of approval, a “spoilsport” remarked that he thought I had written the books in Yoruba language.
He said it because I was renowned for my ability to read the language in our junior forms.
In fact, it has been proven by academicians that we think in our mother tongues and then translate into our second/borrowed language. That’s why Literature-in-English is different from English Literature.
I’m so happy with the revolution going on in Nigeria now. If you think it’s a political revolution, you couldn’t be more wrong. It’s a revolution in the broadcast of Yoruba programs.
One is titled “Masoyinbo”, another is “Ile Imo”, and a few others. The two I mentioned are just excellent in the teaching of the Yoruba language. And what’s more, participants can win lots of fantastic items, including a vehicle.
But organizers of the programs still need to buckle up their acts to meet the essence of the computer age. For instance, a participant came from Ogbomoso, and he spent quite a bit to get there. Some even come from foreign countries to take part.
I would think they should be fashionable and keep up with the Joneses by starting to use modern technology. If they could start that, there would be wider participation, and people could be sure of their safety.
