Rivers
Commissioner Lauds Teachers, Students In Public Schools
Teachers in public schools in Rivers State have been commended for their passion and efforts in imparting knowledge to students who won laurels at a quiz competition to make the Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and Rivers people proud.
Commissioner for Education, Dame Alice Lawrence-Nemi disclosed this while receiving First Prize Quiz Competition laurels from students of GSS Elekahia and CSS Eleme, who participated in the quiz and Arts competition organized by the Ministry of Environment in Port Harcourt.
Dame Lawrence-Nemi said, the priority attached to the education sector aimed at providing better learning environment, infrastructures and facilities by the Amaechi-led administration has yielded positive results that are capable of moulding future generations.
“Amaechi is proud, because, when you praise or make investment, you expect to receive results, and I believe we will reap more. Even now, if we begin to show what happens in our public schools every week, people will be marveled because we have better cream of teachers that understand our system. In education, if you are not passionate, you cannot reap, you cannot be part of those that will mould future generations”, she said.
Dame Lawrence-Nemi explained that the Ministry of Education will reward the hardworking students who participated in the competition through local scholarships, and also urged the students to sit for the entrance examination into the Tai and Etche Model Secondary Schools to benefit from the free education policy of government.
Meanwhile, Sokari Goodness Ken of Community Senior Secondary School Alode Nchia-Eleme emerged first at the Art exhibition competition with the presentation of an aquarium, while GSS Elekahia emerged first at the quiz competition.
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.