2016 YUSUF ALI COMPETITION
ANA
BAYELSA STATE CHAPTER REPORT
WRITING A FINAL CHAPTER 14 FOR CHINUA ACHEBE'S
''A MAN OF THE PEOPLLE''
INTRODUCTION
This year's Yusuf Ali/ANA Reading
competition was specifically targeted at tertiary institutions. It is unique in
that states were asked to make their own proposals for assessment by the
National Executive.Bayelsa's proposal was successful; hence, we are just one of
the 16 states that were given the grant for 2016.
The essence of the Bayelsaproposal is
simply for contestants to read Chinua Achebe's 1966 novel ''A Man of the People'' and to write a final chapter 14 beyond the
13 chapters of the original book. Ten students from the tertiary institutions
in Bayelsastate indicated interest and were given an Essay test, after which
the best 5 were selected for the final phase of the competition.
A one-day seminar on creative writing
was then organised to prepare the contest for the final phase. The finale of
the competition was held on the 27th of August 2016 where the winner was
announced.
For ease of implementation, the
competition was organised in phases.
PHASE 1: CALL FOR ENTRY AND PRE-COMPETITION PUBLICITY
Letters were written to the 4
tertiary institutions in BayelsaState, namely:
1. Federal University Otuoke
2. Niger Delta University, Amassoma
3. Federal Polytechnic Ekowe
4. College of Education, Sagbama.
Additionally, e-flyers were designed
and placed online for publicity and to broaden the field of participants. To
promote the event, some members of the association were on a live Radio
programme to talk about the sponsor of the competition and the reason behind
it. The chairman was also featured in the news in one of the major radio
stations in the state.
PHASE II: ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION
A total of 30 forms were given out to
intending participants, but 10 students showed up for the first phase of the
competition, which was the Essay writing competition. The competition was
conducted by the Association, and it held on the 9th of July 2016, at the Faculty
of Law, Niger Delta University Ijaw.
PHASE III: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOOP
At the end of the Essay writing
competition, the best 5 performing students were invited for a Creative Writing
seminar to prepare them for the finale, which was for them to read Chinua
Achebe’s “A Man of the People” and
to write a chapter 14 to the book. They had 10 days to do this. The seminar
took place at the Prof. Steve Azaiki Public Library, Yenagoa on the 10th
of August 2016. Mr. Ebinyo Ogbowei and Dr. Odingowei Kwokwo were resource
persons at the seminar.
PHASE IV: THIRTEENTH CHAPTER FOR THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE
The candidates were given 10 days to
read through the novel, write a thirteenth chapter not exceeding 1500 words.
The submission date for entry was 24th August 2016.
GRAND FINALE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS AND PRESENTATION OF
PRIZES
The grand finale held on 27th August
2016 at the ANA Bayelsa Secretariat, Ijaw House Yenagoa where the winners were
announced and prizes given to the winner of the competition. Mr. Darlington Eze
Chibuzor, a second year student of the Niger Delta Amassoma Bayelsa State was
adjudged the winner of the competition and he went home with books, a smart
phone and cash prize of N10,000. The other four contestants went home with
consolation prizes of books and N5000.00 each.
PANEL OF
JUDGES
The following persons served as
members of the Panel of Judges for the competition:
1. Emmanuel Frank-Opigo Chairman
2. EbinyoOgbowei Member
3. Dr. Helen Opigo Member
4. Mrs. EbidenyefaNikade member
FINANCIAL REPORT N
1.
Radio, Online and Print
media publicity –
105,000.00
2.
1stPrize Winner
(One smart phone) –
25,000.00
3.
Cash Prizes – 35,000.00
4.
Transportation – 40,000.00
5.
Refreshment –
35,000.00
6.
Venues – 20,000.00
7.
Photograpy & other
logistics – 20,000.00
TOTAL – 280,000.00
The chapter received
the sum of N150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) only as a grant
from Yusuf Ali (SAN) through the National EXCO to execute the competition.
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