Otti urges Nigeria to consider mother-tongue teaching in early education
Abia State Governor Alex Otti says Nigeria could draw lessons from China and India, where he argues that teaching young children in their mother tongue has produced successful outcomes. The supplied report gives no further details of his proposal.
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has argued that Nigeria should learn from China and India in the use of mother-tongue teaching during early education. According to Punch Nigeria, Otti said the approach had proven successful in both countries. His comments place early learning and language of instruction at the centre of a wider education discussion.
The governor’s position is that Nigeria could adapt lessons from the two countries’ experience. The supplied material does not specify which languages or education programmes he referred to. It also does not provide details of any policy the Abia government may pursue, or describe reactions from education officials and other stakeholders.
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