Held inside the St. James Caring Heart Mega School, Akure, students, teachers and parents filled the hall to catch a glimpse of the Nollywood stars and the First Lady, Mrs Kemi Mimiko who partook in the reading session with the stars and select students. The book of choice was the bestselling Half of A Yellow Sun authored by Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie.
During the mentoring session, Jibola Daboh advised the students to make their education top priority, saying, ‘Without education, you cannot be anything. You must learn and learn and just keep learning. Many of us are successful today because we chose education.’
The executive producer, BON awards, Seun Oloketuyi, said, ‘The celebrity reading session with secondary school students is the first of a variety of activities preceding the BON awards proper in December. I am happy at the turnout today and it underscores how much the state government is willing to go to ensure that we have a BON Awards to relish and remember.’
