Lartebiokorshie Presby JHS wins NCCE quiz
A spelling competition on the 1992 Constitution of Ghana as been held for basic school students in Accra.
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The contest was organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), in collaboration with the Young Educators Foundation (YEF) —organisers of the Spelling Bee Competition, as part of activities to mark the celebration of the Constitution Week.
The competition was based on civic and governance words from the constitution as the NCCE works to live up to its responsibility of educating Ghanaians on their civic rights and responsibilities.
The Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs of the Commission, Mrs Joyce Afutu, said the purpose of the competition was to make schoolchildren aware of their civic duties and responsibilities. “We want schoolchildren to be civic-minded and know how they can contribute as children to the development of democracy.”
At the event, the Chairperson of the NCCE, Ms Josephine Nkrumah, noted that the c