6th LARFARGE LITERACY COMPETITION: Kogi Leads in North Central, Zonal Level

Kogi State on Thursday emerged winner of the 6th LARFARGE LITERACY COMPETITION) North Central, Zonal Level.

Kogi beat five other states of Niger, Plateau, Benue, Nassarawa, Kwara States and Abuja to win the zonal competition Courtesy of Two (2) pupils from notable LGEA DEMONSTRATION STANDARD NURSERY/ PRIMARY SCHOOL, OKENE.

The Two (2) pupils from LGEA DEMONSTRATION STANDARD NURSERY/ PRIMARY SCHOOL, OKENE emerged winner with 67 Marks while Benue came 2nd with 58 marks and Kwara 3rd with 55 marks.

Hon. AbdulMalik Abdullahi, the head of LGEA Standard School, while speaking at the event urged other younger generation to take their education seriously in order to contribute meaningfully to the development of the country.

Abdulmalik thanks the management of LARFARGE. “LARFARGE, a leading Sub-Saharan Africa building materials company understands the value of education in the growth and development of any society, “he said.

He noted that the project commenced in 2014. The Lafarge Africa National Literacy Competition engages pupils from public primary schools across the country in activities that measure and enhance their ability to read, write and spell correctly. It also features literacy tests, essay/summary writing and spelling bees to evaluate their reading and writing abilities.

We call on the Kogi state Commissioner for Education, Rosemary Ojochenemi Osikoya, to show state government commitment to the promotion of science, technology and innovations and also seize this medium to visit the school, LGEA Standard School, Onyukoko, Okene for physical assessments.

There is no any other time than now for the state government to honour the head of the school, Mr. Abdulmalik and the teachers of that great school.

We called on other students to always work hard to ensure that they achieve their goals in life.

By: Secretary General Ebira Youth Peace/Educational Development Initiative, Comrade Adabara Abduljelil El-Okene