…As DSC Technical High School emerges overall best
…Awurun Holy Crest College wins best essay writer
Chairman, Delta State State Post Primary Board, PPEB, Mrs. Christiana Etaluku has said that students doesn’t have any reason to disappoint or what soever as excuse to disappoint their parents in their pursuit of learning especially with necessary support provided for them by their parents and guardians.
Mrs. Etaluku gave this charge on Thursday, May 26, 2022 during the grand finally of this year’s Delta Broadcasting Service Warri Season 2 Essay writing completion held at Staff Nursery and Primary School Hall, Federal Government College, Warri, she stressed that education was never a scam, that it is the person that doesn’t want to read that’s a scam, the PPEB Chairman urged children to shun drugs,
cultism and other negative vices that may truncate their future just as she congratulated the winners.
General Manager/Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Delta Broadcasting Service, Warri, PST. Malcolm Oteri reiterated the commitment to show the people and students better way forward through education in order to cause positive change in the society.
According to PST. Oteri “We have to add value to our peoples lives, change the narrative by impacting on human lives with education”, he assured that the competition will always get better in the next season, urging students to be dedicated to their studies because they are the leaders to look up to in the nearest future.
While commending DBS, Warri for the essay competition, an educationist and former Commissioner in the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Dr. Henry Ofa, appealed to the organizers to add mathematics to the competition, he promised to continually support the essay competition.
Dr. Ofa noted that education
enables easy leadership of the people and that it remains the best rock of the society for positive development, stressing that Nigeria need meaningful education to reduce the burden in governance in the country and in the state.
Coordinator DBS Warri essay writing competition, Jennifer Orugbo, disclosed that the competition is aimed at enhancing right thinking and creative ability of students in promoting academics excellence.
Orugbo expressed satisfaction for the awareness and participation of students, according to her 450 students registered for the competition 320 participated leading to three different rounds that produced overall winners both in junior and secondary categories.
DSC Technical High School emerged best performing school both in senior and junior categories, while Awurun Esther of Holy Crest College took the star prize of the essay competition with 92 points winning 200 Thousand Naira Scholarship, Birikuro Emmanuel Ayibakuro of Word of Faith Secondary School came Second winning 150 thousand and Jephthah Juwon also clinched third position with award of 50 thousand Naira.
The Junior category, Etobamre Iruoghene Martilda, DSC Technical High School, first position with award of 150 thousand, Beniku-Ejebe Hananel, Word of Faith Schools second runner up won 100 thousand Naira and Amiworu Previous took the third position with scholarships awarded to all recipients as well as free adverts to winning schools for one week by DBS Warri offered by the General Manager, PST. Oteri.
Consolation prizes was presented to many schools that participated in the competition, Former Chairman NUT Warri South, Comrade Ishmael Ikuejawa, Chief Pius Omasanuwa, DBS management team and others commended the organizers of the completion.
