A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Entrepreneurship Studies at Nasarawa State University, Vincent Paul, has emphasized the need to integrate Cultural Studies into educational curricula, citing the escalating insecurity in the country.
According to Paul, incorporating Cultural Studies would promote unity, peace, and respect for the nation’s diversity.
Paul made this plea during the Eggon Annual Cultural Festival in the Galle Community of Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area, delivering a keynote address centered on the theme “Celebrating Our Culture, Honouring Our Heroes and Building Our Future.”
He urged political leaders to prioritize the harnessing of the potential inherent in the nation’s cultural heritage, acknowledging its pivotal role in shaping and reorganizing society.
Paul stressed the need for Federal and state governments to initiate programs aimed at capacitating local communities, institutions, and professional bodies involved in preserving cultural artifacts, as part of efforts towards sustainable national unity.
He also called for the elite, academia, and political class to focus on innovative ideas that could foster cross-cultural understanding, tolerance, and respect for the citizens’ diversity.
The Eggon cultural event, known as Galle Day, is an annual gathering that brings together Eggon sons and daughters, particularly from the Galle Community of Nasarawa Eggon LG, to deliberate on development issues.