Founder of Taiwo Ololade Salvador Educational Initiatives, Lolade Salvador, has called on public schools in Lagos to make history and culture a priority by engaging directly with the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau. She said every Lagos child deserves to know the story of their land and family heritage, warning that losing history means losing identity.
Salvador made the call after meeting with LASRAB Director-General Mr. Amodu Razak at the bureau’s office. She described LASRAB as more than a repository of old files, noting it holds rare documents, photographs, and family heirlooms that capture the living memory of Eko. Her NGO, which promotes sustainable education through reading and writing, is now urging schools to take concrete steps: organize tours to the LASRAB Museum and Archives, teach students using primary sources, and encourage pupils to record family histories for donation to the archives.
Razak and the LASRAB team have opened their doors for visits and donations, Salvador said. She stressed that children who understand where Eko came from will be better positioned to lead it forward, and called on educators, parents, and community leaders to act. “Ajumose Eko ti gbogbo wa ni o,” she said. “Let’s raise readers and writers, but most importantly, Lagosians who know their roots.”
