The Northern Regional office of the Ghana Library Authority has organised a quiz competition for students of Senior High Schools (SHS) in Tamale to commemorate this year's World Poetry Day celebration. Students from the Tamale SHS, Dabokpa Technical SHS, Business SHS, Vitting Technical SHS, Northern Business SHS, Islamic SHS and Tamale Girls' SHS were the participants. The event dubbed: 'The Library Poet, SHS Clash', was organised on the theme: 'Elections, My Right, Life and Future' and supported by Promasidor Ghana Limited, producers and distributors of Yumvita and Twisco beverages. Students from Business SHS were crowned winners of the competition after impressive delivery on the theme for the event. Mr Aaron Kuwornu, Northern Regional Director, Ghana Library Authority, speaking during the event, said it was to revive the culture of reading, writing and teaching of poetry in schools. He said, 'The theme was carefully selected to use poetry as a tool to encourage students to demonstrate keen interest in elections by being agents of peace.' He underscored the importance of reading, saying it enhanced one's cognitive abilities and promoted analytical thinking, especially among students. Madam Uraniba Mohammed Mumuni, Events Representative, Marketing Department at Promasidor Ghana Limited, said the partnership with the Ghana Library Authority to organise the event was in line with the company's commitment toward providing healthier beverages to enhance the holistic growth of children. She urged the students to prioritise healthy lifestyles by consuming nutritious and healthier diets to ensure they were healthy at all times to learn. Participants received certificates, books and products from the sponsors. The World Poetry Day was established in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to recognise the power of poetry as a universal art that transcended culture and language. Source: Ghana News Agency
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