NIFOR Secondary School Wins 2024 Edition of Sheriff Mulade Quiz, Essay Competition
Naifor Island Secondary School in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State
has emerged winner of the 2024 Edition of Comrade Sheriff Mulade Quiz & Essay competition organised for riverine and rural secondary schools in Delta South Senatorial district.
The competition which was held yesterday, February 29th, 2024 at Federal Government College Warri Delta State, was aimed at bridging the gap between the riverine/rural schools and their urban counterparts. The initiator of the competition, Chief (Comrade) Mulade Sheriff on behalf of the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice CEPEJ, presented various cash prizes to Participants as Victor Fungere and Abel Ebimobo-ere Precious of NIfor secondary school clinched the (1st) first position and smiled home with the cash price.
Erejuwa II secondary school in Warri South cored the 2nd position and the 3rd position goes to Kpakiama Secondary School, Bomadi Local Government Area
For the essay competition, Miss Williams Gift of Emevor mixed secondary school in Isoko North clinched the First position, Miss Eyekosi Ruth of Atuwatse II College in Warri South clinched the second position while Miss Ota-Deta L. Uwomano of Emede Grammar school in Isoko South came third.
Schools that participated in the competition are; ILUELOGBO Grammar School, Isoko North LGA,
NIFOR ISLAND Secondary School Warri S/W LGA, MEIN Grammar School, Kiagbodo, Burutu LGA KPAKIAMA Secondary School, Bomadi LGA, BEACH Secondary School, Warri North LGA, EREJUWA Secondary School Warri South LGA,
EMIYE GIRLS Grammar School Isoko South LGA, ODOBURU and College, Patani, LGA.
Members of the panel of judges, DR Christy Okerie, MR Eze Ariwojo and Victory Onyibeh ensured that participants adhered to the rules of the competition to merit their scores as JSS1-3 partook in the quiz while SS1-SS3, took the essay part of the competition, to target 1st prize.
"Chief Sheriff Mulade in his speech at the competition said; "We want to use this opportunity to promote and sustain the existing peace among the ethnic nationalities in the communities within the Senatorial District, particularly Ijaw, Isoko, and Itsekiri people.
"The primary aim of the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice is to promote educational awareness in the riverine/rural communities and to assist the less privileged but highly intelligent students to pursue their education and career in life through scholarship support.
"The Center uses this medium to appeal to and charge the Delta State Government to pay more attention to the State's educational sector, while multinational oil companies operating within the area should channel more of their Corporate Social Responsibility functions to educational development that will help to eradicate illiteracy and reduce civil unrest in their operational areas in line with Goal 4 of the SDGs.
"The importance of Education in the advancement of a nation cannot be over-emphasized. Education is the backbone and the life wire of any economy. Education is the bedrock of civilization. “If you show me any nation that is backward in development, I will show you a nation that has less interest in the educational advancement of the people.
"If Nigeria the most populous black race in the world hopes to meet up with high technological advancement, as seen in other civilized Countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada, then the Country must take education seriously.
"The idea that our Children must be good educationally has been my goal. As for the government, may I appeal that we constantly work to improve the standard of education in the Country, as it will help to advance our children and make them different from what I witnessed in my disadvantageous past.
"It is hoped that, as we continue with this effort of sensitizing, promoting and creating awareness of the importance of education, through very competitive activities other well-meaning Nigerians will join in this great desire to add value to the advancement of the youths through various knowledge-based competitive activities that will stimulate learning.
"Let me use this opportunity to sincerely congratulate the best three schools that would emerge as representatives of their various schools and LGAs in this competition, and to compete with other schools in the Eight (8) LGAs.
"Those competing today are shining examples, I challenge them to always be exemplary from now henceforth and should constantly see themselves as a beacon of hope to their mates and those below them. There are no role models in our educational system anymore. The reasons are clear, schools have been corrupted and being exemplary hardly attracts any reward".
