Be cultural ambassadors, don't dilute your identity - Olowu charges students

The Olowu of Owu, Oba Saka Matemilola, has charged students successful Ogun State to go ambassadors of Nigeria's civilization and not dilute their individuality successful an effort to conform to overseas cultures.

The monarch gave the complaint connected Tuesday successful Abeokuta astatine the Olowu Education Pillar Youth Leadership Summit held astatine the Owu Palace.

Oba Matemilola, who said taste pridefulness influenced his determination to instrumentality to Nigeria from the United Kingdom during the subject authorities of precocious Gen. Sani Abacha contempt a prestigious career, urged youths to sphere their connection and traditions.

"We indispensable not dilute these indispensable elements of our individuality successful an effort to conform to different cultures. Our language, successful particular, is cardinal to who we are," helium said.

The monarch told the students, drawn from schools successful the state, that they person a relation successful preserving practice for aboriginal generations.

On peace, helium maintained that nary meaningful improvement tin instrumentality spot successful an ambiance of conflict, stressing that disagreements are inevitable successful a multicultural nine but indispensable beryllium decently managed truthful diverseness does not go a root of crisis.

While speaking connected younker leadership, Oba Matemilola said the work of preserving civilization and providing enactment does not statesman erstwhile young radical go adults oregon presume positions of authority, but indispensable statesman now.

He charged the students to larn to becom...