Buratai Foundation Welcomes Return Of History To School

he Tukur Yusufu Buratai Humanity Care Foundation has commended the federal government for reintroducing history in schools across the country.

A statement by the national coordinator of the foundation, Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani, congratulated all historians for the feat and urged all schools management to as a matter of urgency commence the teaching of history in the schools as directed by the federal government.

He said, “According to our grand patron His Excellency Ambassador Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd) Garkuwan Keffi who is a historian.  History is a great unifier, it is a leadership developer and a national character moulder.

“The foundation congratulated the president, commander-in-chief,  President Muhammadu Buhari and the Hon Minister Federal Ministry of Education Malam Adamu Adamu for this all important decision”.

He, therefore, called on parents to inculcate the knowledge of history in their children so as to be equipped with what happened in the past that will shape their today and prepare them for a better tomorrow.

He recalled that the federal government has reintroduced history as a stand-alone subject in the  basic education  curriculum in Nigeria 13 years after its abolition.