{"id":27382,"date":"2026-10-09T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=27382"},"modified":"2026-10-09T17:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:29:58","slug":"hamzat-appears-on-masoyinbo-show-advocates-yoruba-language-preservation-cultural-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=27382","title":{"rendered":"Hamzat Appears on Masoyinbo Show, Advocates Yoruba Language Preservation, Cultural Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has called for the preservation of the Yoruba language and cultural heritage, urging collective efforts to pass the values and traditions of the people on to future generations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hamzat made the call after featuring on <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Masoyinbo<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, a programme focused on the Yoruba language, where he discussed the importance of indigenous languages in preserving cultural identity and strengthening communal bonds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He noted that Yoruba goes beyond communication, describing it as an integral part of the people\u2019s identity, history and values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to him, while diversity remains one of society\u2019s greatest strengths, preserving indigenous languages is a shared responsibility that requires deliberate efforts from individuals and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The APC governorship candidate also stressed that building a greater Lagos must extend beyond investments in infrastructure and public services to include the development of its people, culture and values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He urged residents to work together to ensure that the state\u2019s rich cultural heritage remains alive for generations to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hamzat commended <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Masoyinbo<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> for its role in promoting Yoruba language and culture while keeping audiences informed and entertained, both in Lagos and across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has called for the preservation of the Yoruba language and cultural heritage, urging collective efforts to pass the values and traditions of the people on to future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11911,2270,8947,11909,11910],"class_list":["post-27382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cultural-heritage","tag-hamzat","tag-koh","tag-masoyinbo-show","tag-yoruba-language-preservation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27382"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27382"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27384,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27382\/revisions\/27384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}