Determined to change the psyche of youths in Nigeria, Chevron Nigeria Limited on Thursday rewarded six students in Delta State for excelling in creative writing.
The students include Emeden Joshua (Federal Government College, Warri), Ozonuwe Glory (Delta Steel Company Technical High School, Oruwhorun) and Obe Godwin (James Welch Grammar School).
Others were Onyemachi Ebubechi (also of Delta Steel Tech), Chukwuju Ogechi (Graceville College, Asaba) and Arogundade Onome of Irri Grammar School, Irri.
Having beat 150 others who qualified from the first stage of the Chris Ikomi Memorial Essay Competition, packaged by the company, each of their accounts was credit with thousands of naira.
The competition, an annual event by NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, was to immortalize Late Ikomi, a staff, who lost his life in very painful circumstances during the inter-ethnic crisis that rocked Warri in the late 1990s.
The General-Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Deli Haastrup, at the occasion in Asaba on Thursday, said the competition represents an ideal way to manage conflict and instill essential life skills and knowledge for self empowerment in youths for nation building via creative thinking and writing.
Haastrup said: “Skills in English will, no doubt, have direct positive impact on the students’ studies, examinations and life after their formal education.”
He explained that since the competition was launched in 2001, it has promoted “reflective thinking and creative writing among youths” because the topics chosen have been those that have tasked participants’ intellect and help bring development.
Represented by Tunji Idowu, Area Manager, PGPA, Haastrup said the kinsmen of Ikomi have proudly identified with the competition and awards over the years.
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, represented by his Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Schools, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, flanked by Jolomi Ikomi, lauded Chevron for the “catch them youth” strategy deployed in its corporate social responsibility to host communities.
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