The principles of hard work, integrity and excellent performance were recently celebrated at Nneoma Community Secondary School Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area, where the State Director National Orientation Agency, Anambra State, Barrister Charles Nwoji, presented a golden trophy to the leadership of the School for emerging first position in the “Fall In Love With Nigeria Competition “organized by Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Office of the Secretary to the Federation (SGF), in collaboration with National Orientation Agency (NOA) for forty Integrity Clubs in the Secondary Schools across the State.
Presented also by the Anambra NOA Director, Barr Nwoji in the course of the event to the School authority amidst the cheering members of the Integrity Club of the School were copies of literature on the programme, letters of commendation and recognition from the Director General of NOA, Dr. Garba Abari, as well as Certificate of Recognition as the State winner of the competition, Register and a Booklet for the Integrity Club.
Barr Nwoji, commended the Staff and Students of School for exhibiting high sense of hard work and dedication during the competition which he said has as its theme :”My Role In Making The Nigeria of My Dream”
He opined that the Integrity Club was established by the Federal Government to rejuvenate the spirit of morality in the lives of Nigerian Students at all levels across the Nation. According to him, the event is a first phase, as well as a pilot scheme which affords the Students an opportunity to potray what they want Nigeria to be through drama presentation, oratory and poetry.
The NOA boss, further disclosed that the competition was held on fourth of February, 2022 while the result came out on tenth of the same month with the Nneoma Secondary School, Nibo, emerging the over all winner of the competition in the State, adding that the School did not bribe for the trophy rather they worked for it.
While urging the students to embrace hard work as only sure way to achieving an enduring success, the NOA Director made a firm promise that the Agency would do all within its powers to bring the School to limelight.
Receiving the golden trophy among other items presented, the Principal of the School, Dr. Mrs. Cordelia Okonkwo, described the program as apt, especailly now the society is deteriorating in terms of moral behavior.
While encouraging NOA to step up more action towards making the society better for all that the School is ever ready to participate in whatever competition that comes to the state and always ready to come first. She commended NOA for organizing the brief ceremony with the aim of honouring their success at the end of the competition.
The Coordinator of the Integrity Club in the School, Mrs. Eziofor Dorothy Akuanata, Senior Prefect of the School, Master John Odii and his Deputy, Miss Anosike Love, in their seperate speeches, thanked God for their performance in the competition, noting that they were elated when the news of their excellent performance in the competition filtered into the School.
Also speaking, the Community Sensitization and Mobilization Officer of NOA in charge of Awka South Local Government Area, Mrs. Ifeoma Umeh, charged members of the Integrity Club of the School to always put in practice what they learnt from the competition for a successful future .
