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The entries for the 19th Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for all Secondary School Students in Nigeria will kick off on Monday, April 8, to June 15, 2024.
A statement signed by the Corporate Services Director, Rev. (Mrs.) Oluwayomi Uteh said the topic for this year’s competition is “Nigeria’s Pathways: Diagnosis and The Prescriptions”.
Uteh said participation in the 19th Mike Okonkwo national essay competition for secondary school students, the entry requirements include an essay of a maximum of 2,000 words, a passport photograph of the student, full name, address, contact telephone number, class, school and name and telephone contact of the principal.
According to her, all essay should be submitted in word document format by email to [email protected]
For this year, the star winner goes home with N500, 000 cash price, a trophy, and a plaque while the school gets a desktop computer. The first runner-up gets a cash prize of N250, 000 with a plaque, while the school gets a desktop computer. The second runner-up will receive N100, 000 cash prize and a plaque, while the school gets a desktop computer.
She disclosed that the competition is one of Dr. Mike Okonkwo’s Corporate Social Responsibility activities aimed at raising the standard in the education sector in the country and at the same time sensitizing the students by making them analytically minded so as to excel in their world by developing their ability to think through issues. Also, as part of the activities lined up to mark the 79th birthday of Dr. Mike Okonkwo, The Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM).
Uteh stressed that over the years, the competition has been successful in reshaping the students’ thought patterns and helping them develop problem-solving skills.
The Mike Okonkwo national essay competition spans over a decade of developing and rewarding the writing skills of Nigerian youths towards national development.
The corporate services director said prizes for the 2024 competition will be presented to the winners at the 23rd Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture, which has been scheduled on Thursday, September 5th, 2024, at the Muson Centre (Shell Hall).
Dr. Mike Okonkwo is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), a.k.a. Power in the Word, with over 200 branches in Nigeria and across the globe. He is an Apostle to this generation whose life has impacted millions around the world. A father to many and a pastor to pastors across the globe, Dr Mike Okonkwo is also a dynamic conference speaker, crusade evangelist, a national spokesman for Nigeria, and an advocate of balanced Christianity.
To contribute his quota to national development, he started the Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture in 2000. The lecture has grown to become a major contributor to government policies as it brings together seasoned men and women to discuss burning national issues.
Also, to encourage the writing skills of secondary school children and help them become solution providers to the nation, the Mike Okonkwo Essay Competition was born. Today, the topic for the essay is also the topic for the annual lecture.
In 2012, the Federal Government honoured him with the National Honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (MFR).
Bishop Mike Okonkwo is married to Bishop Peace Okonkwo, and they are blessed with a daughter, Uche.
