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Originally Posted by Gen Sani Abacha
My mother tongue/national language is extremely important and cannot be separated from my culture. Loose the language, and you've lost the cultural identity.
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But if you look at Nigerian community in the U.S.A. and perhaps the U.K., even more devastating in the mother land Nigeria, parents speak English to their children, but what concerns me the most is about Nigerians born in the Diaspora, many have never been to Nigeria, they dont wanna go, they dont wanna be called Nigerians 'cuz they believe that they are Akatas African-Americans. Can you imagine what would happen when The Second generation Nigerians start getting married, having children, they probably wont marry Nigerians and they would know so little about Nigeria and from then on they are losing their heritage, tearing apart from Africa, joing African-Americans, becoming part of them, so what would happen to like the 3rd and 4th generations. This are ppl who could help Nigeria, but if they do not identify with the country how can they help. Nigeria populaion is decreasing, mother land losing its son and daughters and upcoming generations. Que lastima!!!! What a shame!!