Education
PHALGA, ASALGA Win Governor’s Cup
The second edition of the Rivers State Governor’s Cup Debate
competition has been concluded with Port Harcourt City Council (PHALGA) and
Asari Trou Local Government area (ASALGA) emerging winners for senior and
junior secondary schools categories respectively.
In the Senior Secondary category, PHALGA came first with 672
pints, Obio/Akpor local government area emerged second with 639 points while
Gokana local government area took third position with 229 points.
While in the junior secondary category, ASALGA grapped first
position with 527 points, Oyigbo local government area, second with 426 points
and Ikwerre local government area took third with 209 points.
Speaking at the event which held at the Model Primary
School, Elekahia, in Port Harcourt, Mrs Stella Wige, who represented the
Commissioner for Education, Dame Alice Lawrence-Nemi, expressed satisfaction
with the students’ performance.
She said the performance of the students at the competition
showed that the investment in education in Rivers State by the Governor,
Chibuike Amaechi so far was yielding positive results.
She noted that the Ministry of Education would start
preparing the students ahead aof national debate competitions.
Also speaking, Chairman of the Rivers State Universal basic
Education Board (SUBEB), Sir Alli Oruitemeka, stated that the competiton was
getting better and better every time with the performace of the students.
Eunice Choko-Kayode
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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