Ondo Governor orders compulsory recitation of Oodua anthem in all schools

Ondo State Government has ordered the compulsory recitation of the Oodua anthem in all school across the state.

The new order is for all the private and public institutions from primary to tertiary level in the state.

In a circular titled “Recitation of Oodua Anthem in all schools” the government stated that all teachers and student must recite the anthem.

The circular was sent to all stakeholders from the state Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and was signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Akin Asaniyan.

It reads:

“Please note that at the just concluded inter-schools debate and award ceremony organised by Ondo State Ministry of Education Science and Technology, held on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at the International Culture and Event Center ( The Dome), Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, announced that the state had adopted the Oodua Anthem and it is to be recited by the residents of the state.

“In the light of this development, Mr Governor has directed that the anthem is now compulsory in all public and private schools ( primary and secondary), as well as tertiary institutions in the state, to be recited by all students and teachers henceforth.”