The 2nd Edition of the GNPC Nana Sir Ofori-Atta I National Energy Quiz has been launched by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, in collaboration with the Energy Ministry.





The 2nd Edition of the GNPC Nana Sir Ofori-Atta I National Energy Quiz has been launched by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, in collaboration with the Energy Ministry.

This annual competition aimed at educating the youth about the energy industry is sponsored by the Ghana National Petroleum Commission and the Petroleum Commission.

The Chairman of the launch, Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Emmanuel Oti Boateng, in his address, revealed some historical contributions of Nana Sir Ofori-Atta I in education and the support the current Eastern Regional House of Chiefs are willing to give to support education. He said that “Nana Sir Ofori-Atta remains a giant brand and standard bearer of Chieftaincy leadership, a wellspring of knowledge and an icon in the political history and culture of Ghana. It is such a brand of our leadership history and culture of borrowing as a shared inspirational foundation of this innovative Senior High School Competition.” He added that “The current GNPC National Energy Quiz Competition at the SHS Level is considered as a useful supplement and a concept that could be embraced and expanded as the footprint of GNPC’s legacy in Ghana’s education.”

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Mr. Prince Benjamin Aboagye, on behalf of the CEO of Petroleum Commission revealed that “ The commission aligns itself to government’s approach to place science and technology application at the centre of development to ensure that science technology and innovation is mainstream in all socio-economic activities as indicated in the coordinated program of economic and social development policies 2017-2024. It is therefore imperative that we begin to create the right and enabling environment for our youth basic through to secondary and tertiary to explore their God given talents and abilities whilst they harness their energies and creativity for national development.”









The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET, Gifty Twum Ampofo, also revealed that “The human resource working for us are imported human resource. There is no single submarine welder to make sure that they fix technical issues. We have placed too much emphasis on the STEM, but forgetting that the twin brother or STEM is TVET.” She also added that “the government of President Nana Akufo- Addo believes that education is key for our development as a nation and more importantly education should be relevant to our needs and issues of our day but we haven’t gotten there yet.” She assured that the government is committed to ensuring that new curricula, which will be rolling out from September, will reflect the realities of today’s world in order to adequately prepare the youth for the world of work and society.”

Other speakers present were Okotwaasuo kantamanto Oworae Agyekum III, the guest speaker, advised that “We need to make an effort to create an environment for our young ones so that they can be sensitised to associate with things concerning energy.” “This quiz is a very good start to do that and we need to go beyond that.”

Dr. Bright Sogbey, a lead consultant, and Humphrey Tetteh, Chief Executive Officer of National Energy Quiz were other speakers who touched on the theme of this year’s quiz ‘The Role of Traditional leaders in Promoting Accountable Resource Governance and Education’.

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