ANA NASARAWA DISTRIBUTES 1000 BOOKS TO SCHOOLS, DURING 2022 ANA/YUSUF ALI READING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN LAFIA.
BY Umar Yogiza Jr.
The Chairman of the occasion, Mallam Sani Sally, has argued that poor reading culture is the root of so many problems the Nigeria is facing today, and would be responsible for major setbacks the country may face in the future if it's not tackle quickly. He stated this in Lafia at Government Secondary School, Lafia, venue of the 2022 ANA/Yusuf Ali Reading Awareness Campaign. The Chairman of the occasion, Mall Sani Sally further tasks the state stakeholders to do more in the promotion of reading, just like Yusuf Ali SAN and many others are already doing in other states.
Mr. JOY Anzaku the guest speaker of the event commended ANA for the distributing 1,000 books to the State chapters across the country and Bar. Yusuf Ali SAN, for his untiring efforts towards improving reading culture in Nigeria. He further submitted that if we have few more of Yusuf Ali SAN, donating three million (3,000,000) Naira or less each yearly, we'll have a better Nigerian in no time. Nigeria of brain drain would be the thing of the past in a very short time.
In her remarks, State Chairman, Dr. Chika, called on State Ministry of Education to recommend more quality texts, especially the books written by the hardworking members of ANA Nasarawa and further called on the management and schools proprietors/proprietress in Nasarawa State to use recommended books by the State Ministry to ensure quality standard of teaching and learning in their schools.
She stressed further that only quality texts would maintain quality of education that will have direct impact on the society. Dr. Chika said, that the reading awareness campaign is her number priority when she was elected as chairman of ANA Nasarawa, and she would want to take the reading campaigns awareness to all the Senatorial Zones of Nasarawa State.
Earlier in their welcome address, the staff of Government Secondary School Lafia, appreciated the Association for the honour done them by choosing their school to take off the reading awareness campaign, the school who always speaks in pronoun said, with crowds like this! It was an opportunity for the schools to showcase the talents of their pupils and students in arts.
Meanwhile, the principal Mr. Abdul Alebura Abisabo, thanked the ANA Nasarawa for the book donated to the schools and Bar. Yusuf Ali SAN, for creating reading awareness yearly and the opportunity for students to participate in the event.
The event which witnessed the giants of ANA Nasarawa featured talk by Danasabe Osori, ANA Nasarawa vice Chairman, Lois Azigi, Secretary of the Association, Chapter officials like Mss Lorex, etc., Abdulrasheed Ladan, Corps Members, invited guests and various representative of schools.
