Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Eneka, has emerged winners of the just concluded secondary schools debate organised by Rotary Club of Port Harcourt East, Rotary International District (RI) District 9141, Nigeria for Public and Private Secondary Schools in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Speaking at the event over the weekend at Government Girl Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, the District Governor, RI District 9141, Nigeria, Rotarian Adeyemi Oladokun charged the students to keep up with team spirit as it would enhance their academic fortune. He commended the participating schoo;s for benefiting in education services by in Rotary taking part in the debate and congratulated GGSS, Eneka for coming out tops among 20 schools that participated.
In his address, the Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Education, Mr. Adonye Dagogo Hart restated the state government’s resolve in taking steps towards improving the quality of education in the state.
Represented by a director in the ministry, Mr Okparanta Ndidi he stated that already, government had begun the process of revamping educational sector by declaring a state of emergency on education through renovation of infrastructure in various schools across the state.
He congratulated teachers and the students on their performances, adding that the state government’s huge investment in public schools was not a waste and thanked Rotary Club for undertaking pains to bring out the best in both teachers and students of public schools even as he called on other non governmental organization to emulate the Rotary Club example.
Also speaking, the Supervisor for Education Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Mr. Victor Ehio lauded the performances exhibited by the public school and congratulated the teachers for a job well done even as he expressed the hope that the students would continue in the state when they get to the tertiary institutions and pledged to councils support to Rotary Club.
In his own remarks a representative of Everyday Group, Co-sponsors of the debate, Mr. Onochie Nwakwo, expressed satisfactions with the level of participation, saying “the investments of the state government in public is really paying off given the quality of students and the debate”, and promised that the organization would partner with Rotary Club of Port Harcourt East.
On his part, president of the Club, Mr. Raphael Obi, expressed satisfaction with the training the students have received from their various schools and presented a cheque of 100,000 the winners prices also went to the first runners up, community secondary school, Rumuekini and second runners up,brain Power International Academy.

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