Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta The Board of Directors of the Nana Sir Ofori Atta I National Energy Quiz Competition has sanctioned the commencement of the 2020/2021 edition of the event.
The decision was taken at a special board meeting of the reconstitution of the board of directors with Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta assuming the chairmanship position of the six member governing board of directors.
Other members of the governing board include; Mr Ben Kwame Asante, Director of Petroleum Upstream of the Ministry of Energy, Mr Fred Oware, CEO of Bui Power, Ing Jonathan Amoako Baah, CEO of Gridco, Mr. Osei Mensah Prempeh, Managing Director of GOIL and Professor Amin Alhassan, Director General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
This year’s competition is scheduled to commence in September and Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Star Awards, organizers of the event, Mr. Humphrey Tetteh said the 2020/2021 edition of the competition will involve the biggest number of participating schools yet with the winners set to be rewarded with the “biggest prize in Ghana’s quiz history.”
The programme is gradually gaining popularity among Senior High Schools and organizers are making it even bigger this year while fostering healthy academic rivalry among the schools.
Giving an insight into the new format for the competition, Mr. Tetteh said the event which will feature about 400 schools from the 16 regions of Ghana over a 12 week period will be broadcasted on Uniiq and Obonu FM and all regional GBC radio channels with the top 75 schools camped in Accra to compete in the finals.
A national media launch is also scheduled for the 1st week of September where balloting of the various schools for the competition will take place.
Additionally, this year’s quiz is designed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 13 which advocates for affordable and clean energy and climate action respectively and in line with government’s ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda.
The competition has received the endorsement of President Akuffo Addo, with his commendation of the Governing Board members for successfully organizing the 2nd edition of the event with the assurance that as co-chair of the SDGs, he will be pleased to support the quiz to disseminate the goal 7 and 13 to Ghanaian students who are more likely to be impacted with the energy revolution.
The Nana Sir Ofori Atta I National Energy Quiz is not only a quiz competition but a cultural institution that sometimes possesses the spirit […]