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The Traditional Religion Worshippers Association has urged both the Federal and State Governments to establish schools where traditional religious knowledge. would be taught as a subject, aiming to instill Yoruba culture and tradition in the younger generation.
Fayemi Fakayode, the Secretary of the Oyo State branch of the association, emphasized the importance of incorporating traditional religious knowledge into the primary and secondary school curricula, similar to Islamic Religious Knowledge and Christian Religious Knowledge
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He stressed the necessity of proper education to correct misconceptions about Yoruba history and culture among the youth
Fakayode, who also serves as the Founder of Olodumare s Temple of Light International, made this call during the installation ceremony of two Brazilians as Mayegun arid Yeye Mayegun of ljo Imole Olódùmarè Agbéyé in Alade
Town, Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State He advocated for the inclusion of Traditional Religious Knowledge (TRK) as a subject in school curricula to equip younger generations with culturally rooted knowledge, fostering patriotism and preventing misinformation about their traditions and religions Fakayode urged traditionalists to take initiative in establishing TRK in schodis, while urging government
support for its inclusion in syllabi and curricula.
In his words, “We made this call during the installation of two Brazilians, Awoyomi Fakayode and lyanifa Ifatayo
Obermo as Mayegun and Yeye Mayegun of flio Imole Olodumare Agbayé, respectively, on Sunday at Alade
Town in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. The time has come for both the Federal and State Governments to include TRK Kas a subject in the primary and secondary school curriculum, like they have the IRK and CRK, respectively. There is a need for proper
education to impart to the younger generations the needed knowledge of our traditions and religion. Watch Video Of Yoruba Traditionalists Here
Also, there is a need to equip the younger generations with culturally based knowledge which wil make them useful for themselves and their land as well as implanting in them the spirit of patriotism that will make them unyielding to the spirit of betraying their ancestors. We call on the traditionalists to start making efforts to establish this subject in our primary and secondary schools, while the Federal and State Governments will give it the needed support by approving its inclusion in the school syllabus and curriculum
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