US to be in partnership with Nigeria on preservation of artefacts and languages

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US to be in partnership with Nigeria on preservation of artefacts and languages

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The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington has stated that his country will partner with Nigeria on preservation of its rich cultural artefacts and indigenous languages that are on the verge of extinction.This, Mr. Symington stated during a workshop organised by National Commission for Museum and Monuments, Nigeria, funded by U.S Ambassador’s fund for Cultural Preservation, held at the Jos Museum, Plateau State. He went ahead to note that the United States of America had returned all the artefacts of Nigeria in their possession for proper storage and preservation.Symington who was represented by the Embassy’s Councilor for Public Affairs, Aruna Amirthanayagam, added that his country was hatching plans to preserve Nigeria artefacts and other historical facts.“The United State is going to partner with Nigeria in the preservation of the most important collections and artefacts in the country so that the culture and identity of the people will not go into extinction.”He advised that all artefacts portraying the image and identity of Nigeria should be properly preserved.In his submission, Director General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments Nigeria, Dr. Yusuf Abdallah Usman, said the Federal Government had prioritised the preservation of important collections in the country which had significantly grown in number in the last 30 years.According to Usman, Jos Museum which is the oldest in Nigeria, has 22,000 objects in storage.

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