Parents tasked on inculcating reading culture in children

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A young writer reading a poem from Fayadh’s book
Photo: Idowu Ogunleye

Ms Amina Aboje, an author, has called on parents in Nigeria to inculcate reading culture in their children as a way of training them to be better leaders in future.

Aboje made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Abuja.

“I must concede that among our people, there is indeed a decline in the reading culture.

“How many neighbourhood or community libraries are there, how many schools (from primary to tertiary) have functional libraries; how much attention and support is the government giving to the literary sector,’’ she asked.

Aboje, who recently did a public presentation of her Book, “Promises on Sand’’ in Abuja expressed concern that parents were in the habit of buying toys, video games and smartphones for their children.

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