Rivers
Cultural Day: School Honours Parents
As part of its extra-curricular programme, a famous private institution, Wetclay International Institute(WCII), Ula-Ehuda in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, marked its cultural day celebration in a grand style on Friday 18th March, 2022.
The occasion which was tagged “Culture, our Heritage”, displayed the real culture of different tribes that attended WCII. The management of the institution also used the ground breaking occasion to present special awards of excellence and recognition to some active members of the Parent- Teachers Association(P.T.A) of the school.
Presenting the award, the School’s Principal, Elder Ogide, December Reuben, said, WCII as one of the notable education centres in the area has taken cognisance of parents’ patronage as well as their cordial relationship with the school.
He stressed that the award was not merely in appreciation of parents’ financial support, but morally, educationally and a kind gestures.
The awardees included His Royal Highnes, Eze ThankGod Sampson Chineletem, Mr Goodluck Okoroba P.T.A chairman, and Mr Freedom Ikporo, education Zonal Director. Others were Mrs Vivian Dokubo, Mrs Umashime Benjamin Odoyi and Agimo, Emenike Benson.
Speaking on behalf of the recipients, Agimo who is a veteran journalist, expressed appreciation for the honour done them. He noted that it paid to do good where ever one found himself.
“The good you do today could reward you tomorrow even when you are dead. It may as well pay your children,” the journalist emphasised.
Meanwhile, the Principal of the School, Elder Ogide, had earlier in his welcome address, described culture as a way of life of a people, noting that culture was as old as ethnicity which needed not be swept under the carpet.
“Wetclay International Institute, as a corporate educational institution recognises the fact that students came from different localities; therefore, celebrating the cultural day unites the students more,” Ogide observed.
“We will continue to innovate and improve as we desire to awaken the spirit of individual culture as part of the extra-curricular activities in the school system,” he said.
Earlier, the chairman of the occasion, HRH Eze ThankGod Sampson Chineletem, Eze Uchi I of Ekpeye Land, remarked that he was elated when the school approached him to chair the cultural day occasion.
Eze Chineletem, who described the occasion as beautiful said, culture had to do with dress code, food, language, greetings among others which identified a people. He urged the people to embrace it.
While advising the students to pay rapt attention to their studies and be obedient, the royal father warned the teachers to be time conscious in their dealings. Adding that he arrived the arena on time but the event started behind schedule.
Also speaking, Mr. Goodluck Okoroba, the P.T.A chairman,
expressed satisfaction at the unexpected performances of teachers and students; urging them to keep the tempo.
He remarked that there had been a steady improvement in the participation when compared with previous years; promising that parents would always stand by them in all their pursuit in WCII.
High points of the occasion included presentation of native songs, counting of figures in different languages, mock demonstration of bride escortion, dress code, foods, kola nut presentation, cultural dances among others.
By: Agimo Emenike Benson
The Rivers state Chief Judge, Justice SIMONE CHIBUZOR-AMADI has given an indication to sanction any lawyer who fail to comply with directive of a judge in the state to transferred a case to Rivers State Multi Door Courthouse for Alternatives Dispute Resolution.
Justice AMADI stated this during a brief ceremony held at the chief judge auditorium in port Harcourt Friday held to hand over certificates of operation to two private ADR chambers on Precarious Dispute Resolution Services and Harmony Arbitration and mediation center .
He urged the two private ADR centres to be diligent in the discharge of their duties and warned against compromising the standard of Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR but should observed the regulations set out in collaboration regulation by the state Multi Door Court House.
Earlier in a address, the Director of the State Multi Door Courthouse, VICTOR NWEKE esq, highlighted some of the achievements of the Multi Door Courthouse especially in decongestion of court rooms.
NWEKE while disclosing how the department certified the two private ADR centres called for serious punitive measures be taken against any lawyer who fail to comply with a case referred to Multi Door Court House by a judge or magistrates in the state.
In her acceptance speech on behalf of the two certified private ADR centres, ALICE NIMI commended the State Judiciary and Multi Door Courthouse for the approval and assured that all the rules and regulations spelt out will be followed.
In a related development; the Rivers State Judiciary has assured its readiness to collaborate with Nigerian Securityding Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in using Alternative Dispute Resolution to resolve some of the issues in their office.
The state Chief Judge , Justice SIMONE CHIBUZOR-AMADI made the promise when he received in audience the Zonal Commander of NSCDC, Assistant Commandant General, AYINLA TALYE OLOWO and his team who paid him a courtesy visit in his office , Friday where issuees ADR utilization took centre stage.
He used the opportunity to brief his visitors on the hurdles judges faces daily in the court room and the need for the decongestion of the court room , stressing that one judge handle more than three hundred cases but that if lawyers and litigants adopt ADR practice court rooms can be releive of the daily congestions.
The state Chief Judge however urged NSCDC to ensure a wider sensitization of the members of the public on the practice of ADR for a better awareness and knowledge.
Earlier in his speech, the Zonal Commander of NSCDC, Assistant Commandant General, AYINLA TALYE-OLOWO said the visit was to seek collaboration on the use of ADR in resolving some issues which he insisted would help decongest the courtrooms.
Our correspondent reports officials of the Rivers State Multi Door Courthouse led by the Director, VICTOR NWEKE led the team of NSCDC on a technical session where information on how to the fully in cooperated into the Multi Door Courthouse and operation of ADR will be emphasized.
Akujobi Amadi