Worried by the way and manner people below the age of 30 are loosing grip of history, a very vital part of any nation and her people, His Grace, Archbishop Goddowell Avwomakpa, the  Chairman of CAN, South South zone and President of Niger Delta Bishops Forum, as well as President, Christ Missionaries Crusaders international worldwide, called on President Mohammedu Buhari, to direct the federal ministry of education to take a critical look at the curriculum of secondary education with a view to introducing history into secondary and tertiary institutions.

The cleric averred that if on the other hand, the Buhari’s administration that has come with its change mantra can not use its political will to introduce history into our school curriculum, then the government should stop marking army remembrance day as we as all the historical events in our nation’s history/national calendar.

Furthermore Avwomakpa wondered why the nation named some institutions, streets and buildings as well used the faces of some prominent Nigerians  who in time past contributed immensely to our fatherland  in the nation’s currency yet nothing is done to document for posterity, written records that generations yet unborn can fall back on. He further wondered why history teachers are going into extinction in Nigeria while the rest of the world is teaching school children history about their country and leaders.  According to  Archbishop Avwomakpa to denial the young generation any written records of past events is to allow others who keep such records to write it,  and to allow another person or country to write your history portends a very dangerous trend, the cleric warned.

The cleric also noted that Nigeria is the first country to remove history from its school curriculum. The implication according to him is that a time will come when historians from Ghana, Benin Republic, South Africa, United Kingdom and so on will be the people writing Nigeria’s history.

Avwomakpa who stated this while addressing journalists in Asaba recently during Delta state 25th anniversary, also congratulated Deltans  for working for the peace of the state. He however called on soldiers of Christ as well as all believers to continue to pray for Nigeria and her leaders.

According to him, if people who are faithful and righteous stand in the gap to pray for Nigeria, the country will rise again but if those who should stand in the gap fold their hands in lamentation, worse things will happen.

The CAN South South leader therefore called on Christians faithfuls to continue to pray in their various churches for peace,  prosperity and unity to abide in the land while urging President Buhari to address the school curriculum problem as it affects history as well as other educational issues and other human inflicted problems in the land

– Ovie Edomi