Education
Education Commissioner Emerges Best Performer
The Rivers State Com
missioner for Education has emerged the “Best Performing commissioner” in 2014.
This is sequel to an award bestowed on her by the Garden City Advancement Award (GCAA) in Port Harcourt, recently .
The award was in recognition of her exceptional achievements and out standing contributions towards the development of Rivers State.
Represented by her Personal Assistant, Barrister Victoria Anyanwu, at the ceremony held at the Presidential Hotel, the Commissioner attributed the success of the Ministry of Education to the huge investment made by His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi in the education sector.
She noted that whatever achievement recorded in the education sector of the state is done with the knowledge that education is on the priority list of the Rivers State government.
Earlier, the Principal Partner, Garden City Advancement Award, Koyoyo Robinson, stated that the Garden City Award was aimed at recognizing notable patriots and distinguished organizations that have contributed in the past and present to the advancement of the state in such areas as academics, health care, social infrastructure, science and technology, humanities, aviation, transportation, oil and gas reform, power. He further stated that the Garden City Advancement Award is about keeping the Nigerian dream alive.
On his part, the keynote speaker, Benson Uwheru, who deliberated on the topic “Laying the Right Foundation for Enduring Peace and Development in the Niger Delta,” advised the government to fulfill their campaign promises and show utmost integrity and transparency in all that they do.
He also called on the citizens to hold their government accountable and responsible, “if we intend to lay the right foundations for enduring peace and development in Niger Delta”.
The theme of the 2014 Garden City Advancement Awards was “Celebrating Our People, Our Heritage”.
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
