Nekpen Obasogie, the Coordinator of Edo Language Day Worldwide, initiated the annual Edo Language Day Worldwide to preserve Edo’s cultural heritage and language. She observed the decline in Edo language usage, and declared August 13th annually to celebrate and revitalize the language worldwide. The United Nations has reported the gradual extinction of Indigenous languages around the world. It has been estimated that, at least, 50 percent of today’s spoken languages will be extinct or seriously endangered by 2100. Edo language is not exempted from the list of Indigenous languages that are gradually becoming extinct. The declaration of Edo Language Day Worldwide was made by Nekpen Obasogie at the first worldwide Edo Language Seminar she organized on NEBO TV on August 13th, 2022.
