BY Samuel  Oyadongha

Yenagoa—Bayelsans, especially parents, have been urged to see the preservation and protection of the cultures and traditions of the Ijaw, as a collective responsibility.

Bayelsa State governor, Mr Seriake Dickson,  gave the charge in his remarks at a ceremony to mark the 2014 International Museum Day at the Ijaw House in Yenagoa.
He noted that as a people rich in history, every Bayelsan has a duty to preserve and protect the Ijaw culture with a view to handing it over to the next generation.

He said: ”We all have a duty to preserve and protect our culture so that we can hand it over to the next generation as our fathers handed over to us, otherwise we will be failing in our duty and depriving the coming generation of their completeness.

”You are better when you have full knowledge of your culture and language. That way, you will be a more complete human being, ready and able to take on the world.”
According to him, the government had undertaken the massive construction of its cultural infrastructure to underline the importance it attaches to the promotion and propagation of the language and culture of the state.