The Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) has sponsored the second edition of quiz competition for secondary schools in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
The quiz competition is in fulfilment of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the firm, which is managed by RUSAL.
It was organised by its Community Education Development Initiative (CEDI).
At the end of the contest, St. Theresa Model High School, Ikot Abasi won the first position, ALSCON Staff school, Ikot Abasi came second, while Midtown Secondary Commercial School came third.
The Acting Managing Director of the company, Engineer Ime Inyang, said that RUSAL-ALSCON takes its corporate social responsibility seriously.
Inyang maintained that the company will continue to assist its host communities with infrastructural, educational, and skills development.
He said: “I want to thank especially the teachers from the different schools.
“We have seen what you have impacted on the students and we want to encourage you to do more for your students because they are actually the leaders of tomorrow.
“If they are equipped with the proper knowledge at this stage, by the time they get into the world, they would be able to positively impact society.
“On behalf of RUSAL-ALSCON, I want to reaffirm the commitment of the company to infrastructural development while improving the standard of learning in Ikot Abasi.”
The Director of Government and Public Affairs, Alexander Ashkinazi, said that the company pays attention to education in its host communities and assured of the company’s support for the initiative.
Ashkinazi said: “We always pay a lot of attention to education.
“We are trying to support whatever initiative we have.
“We have the secondary school quiz and this is the second year we are having it.
“And you can see how magnificent it was.”
The Chairman of the occasion, Uyoatta Abraham, commended ALSCON for its corporate social responsibility in fostering peace and enhancing education initiatives in Ikot Abasi.
The Coordinator of CEDI, Uboho James, said that the initiative harps on the ability of the students to identify their challenges and navigate through them.
James said: “Thank you RUSAL-ALSCON because in terms of community partnership, community programmes, and corporate social responsibility, you have been topnotch.”
Bassey Anthony
