November 24, 2021
BY: MOHAMED SAHR
Chief Executive Officer of the National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) Ibrahim Brima Swarray has organized a quiz and debating competition in Bo City on the 20th November, 2021 at the Saint Francis Xavier Hall.
When delivering his keynote address, Chief Ibrahim Brima Swarray said as a pioneer of the foundation which is the Ibrahim Brima Swarray’s Foundation, he is in full gear to give Five Million Leones and learning materials each to the winning schools for both the debate and quiz competitions aside from the individual prizes estimated to worth Five Hundred Thousand Leones. He admonished all the pupils present to take their education with utmost seriousness; adding that education is the gateway to opportunities.
He revealed that he is privileged to be part of this event where he sees different schools constructively bringing facts to record and zealously convincing the audience.
He affirmed that he never had the unique fortune pupils are having today during his school days.
Due to his unprecedented love for education in honoring President Bio`s flagship program, Mr. Swarray said he started the said competitions in the Eastern Region wherein schools were captured in Kono, Kailahun and Kenema in order to ensure that Secondary schools pupils are giving the fullest potentials in expressing themselves particularly in public speaking and debating.
Mr. Swarray said he is using his foundation as a learning platform so that Secondary schools pupils will enhance their speaking skills in the English Language.
‘’I thought it fit that quiz and debating competition must be part of the learning of this country. Last year, we started in the East. We did Kenema, Kono, Kailahun and we did the Brain of the East. This year, we are doing Bo, Pujehun, Moyamba and we are going to do the Brain of the South. Later on, we would do the South East Competition.’’ He said.
He assured teachers and pupils that the competitions will be unbiased and transparent so that every competitor and supporter from the targeted schools will be satisfied with the outcomes of the competitions. He encouraged the pupils to pay key attention in what they are doing by consolidating their academic performance as the competitions would be an ongoing process.
Chief Ibrahim Brima Swarray climaxed the competitions with the distribution of certificates and school materials to the various participants. He assured teachers, stakeholders and pupils that as long as he lives and the leadership of His Excellency President Bio scales higher, this program would continue to be an annual basis. He promised he would keep up in healing the wounds of dying families with a lasting smile.
Josephine Georgina Manyeh, pupil from SOS International Secondary School who also doubled as the winner of the quiz competition felt grateful for this achievement. She thanked the Ibrahim Brima Swarray’s Foundation for creating such platform and urged colleagues to be strongly steadfast and press on in their studies.
“I used politeness and respect to win this competition’’, She said.
Mannah Massaquio, National Coordinator of Ibrahim Brima Swarray’s Foundation expressed his appreciation on behalf of the foundation members for the success of this competition.
He acknowledged that this is just the beginning of a long mile journey and guaranteed the audience that they would always make sure that fairness, transparency and accountability are achieved during the competition.