ANNUAL READING/UNDERSTANDING AND SPELLING BEE COMPETITION HELD IN AMASSOMA.

At the second edition of the Annual Reading/Understanding and Spelling Bee Competition held in Amassoma. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media and Social Networking was one of the judges of the occasion. Students of secondary schools have been charged to reawaken the reading culture to tackle challenges as key to mental spiritual and economic wellbeing of individuals. Speaking as  chairman of the occasion, House committee Chairman on Education in the State House of Assembly, Mr. Jonathan Ebuebite commended the efforts of Mrs. Vivian Ere-Imananagha and YUCA for addressing the falling standard of education. Also speaking, Commissioner for Education, Proff Tuemi Asuka describe Vivian Ere as a free thinker and urged her to continue, nothing that her well thought out effort is aimed at promoting education. In her response, Coordinator of the centre of the Gender Initiative Development, Mrs. Vivian Imananagha stated that the essence of the programme is to encourage reading culture among them and to support teachers in preparing them for challenges ahead. A total of five hundred and Ninety-six students representing the twenty-two compounds and three from each from JSS 1-SS3 are involved in the competition. Governor Timipre Sylva through the office of the SSA New Media and Social Networking is giving each winner of the spelling Bee competiton a Zinox computer, NEPAD Bayelsa chapter donated over 50 poetry books. Other personalities who graced the occassion are Amaibe Akara, Ogboin Ibe Council of Chiefs, Chief Kingdom Yeri, Executive Chairman SUBEB, Mr. Rhodesia Whyte and S A on Renewable Energy, Mrs. Timi Agara.