Ekiti Book Club Takes Reading Campaign to St. Augustine Comprehensive High School, Oye-Ekiti

 

EKITI BOOK CLUB TAKES READING CAMPAIGN TO ST. AUGUSTINE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, OYE-EKITI

 

On the 20th day in the month of May, 2021, members of the Ekiti Book Club in persons of Olamilekan Okebiorun (Coordinator), Hannah Ojo, Oluwapelumi Jegede, Daniel Ayodeji Owolabi, Victor Ademayowa and a speaker from Nairobi, Kenya, in person of Mr. Tehilla, popularly called Mr. Wealth make their way into the premises of St. Augustine Comprehensive High School at 12:40 noon.

Within the minutes of 12:40 pm — 1:00pm, some members of the school's management are met and they, in turn, make the students ready for the talks of the Ekiti Book Club.

By 1:05pm, the coordinator of the Ekiti Book Club, Olamilekan Okebiorun asks every present member of the Book Club to say their names in the presence of the students. He further goes on to state the purpose and goals of the Book Club, carefully carrying the students along.

After the words of the coordinator, the first speaker, Daniel Ayodeji Owolabi, takes the podium to inform the students about what Reading Skill is. He mentions the importance of having a list for books to be read each month. He reiterates the need to avoid distractions and he urges each student to know what works for them (He states how he can read in places with a noisy background and how someone else may not be able to). In all, he advises the students to take reading seriously.

Mr. Wealth, the second speaker, talks about education in Africa at large. Having a wealth of experiences as a sojourner in quite a number of African countries, Mr. Wealth takes the students on a journey by citing examples of two pupils he met in two of his journeys. He further mocks the reading culture of most students by saying, "you only read when it is a day to exams, how do you expect quick assimilation?" He urges the students to read every time. He says reading is not necessarily about finishing a whole 250-paged book in a day, it is about choosing to consistently read per day. He cites himself as an example; he is someone who reads six books in a month. He encourages the students that they can do the same.

At the end of the talks, students show their interest in the Book Club, pictures are taken (with the teachers first and then, the students) and contacts are exchanged.