Nigeria has no official language

I hope we all know that the official languages of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa and English.


The President can choose to communicate with which ever one.


The 1999 constitution does not expressly state which language the President may use to communicate, but it expressly stated in section 55 that the Yoruba, Hausa, Ibo and English is the language which can be used to communicate during the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly business of the day.


If the legislature can use it, nothing prevents the executive from using it. The legislature is the people, and the people can communicate in indeginous languages, then the government can reply his people in the same languages. The fact that the constitution never mentioned the language by which the Nigerian executive can communicate, then the executive is free to use any of these languages in Nigeria. More so, it might even be safe to say Nigeria has no official language as no where was it specifically stated in the Constitution that the 'official' language (s) is/are.... But in section 55, it was expressly stated that English, Yoruba, Ibo and Hausa can be used for the business of the day, so it is safe to adopt those as the official languages. 

I'm speaking from both sides of the mouth, because the law speaks from both sides of the mouth also depending on which argument one wishes to tow...


Has the President erred in communicating in Hausa, No!!


Should he have gotten a translator to communicate his message in other local dialects and English, yes!!?


Please let us encourage the use of our home languages in government and governance.