Edo NAWOJ Cheers Asien Angel Osariemen of Read A Thon Guinness World Record
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The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists NAWOJ Edo State has extended their moral support to Miss Asien Angel Osariemen who has since began the journey to break the Guinness World record for the Longest Marathon Read Aloud in Benin City.
The Chairperson, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists NAWOJ Edo State, Adesuwa Ehimuan led a team of women journalists to the Edo State Library to give moral support to Miss
Asien Angel Osariemen who is on a 200 hours marathon attempt, to winning a world Guinnes record.
Adesuwa Ehimuan said at a time when reading culture is gradually going into extension, the reading competition will spur youths to start reading voraciously. “Our youths no longer read, the reading culture is fast eroding our society. If it continues what would become of our children. This gesture of Asien Angel Osariemen is applaudable . It will indeed engineer youths to imbibe reading culture, NAWOJ is proud of Asien”.
Asien who could not hide her excitement on seeing the women gave her compliments to them amidst the Read Aloud Marathon to the amazement of other guests present. She took advantage of her 5minute break to see Edo NAWOJ.
Manager of Asein, Mr. Amienye Omorogie, in an interview, said the read-a-thon has not been easy but, excited that Asien who has clocked 200 hours and still counting has gotten lots of encomiums from Edolite who come around daily to spur Asein on, in her reading, which he said has gone a long way to imbibe reading culture on Edo youths
He stated that about “Fifteen (15) schools from the metropolis have come around and we are expecting more, which is monumental and what the read-a-thon is all about. Not just about winning but making impact, touching all the youths in our secondary schools in Edo State so that they will also be reading. Like we say, leaders are readers.”
Throwing light on the support base of celebrities and government officials thus far, he said, “, We had the first lady of Edo State, Betsy Obaseki coming around to encourage Asein. We had the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Education, Arts and Culture, Digital economy, Gender Issues. We have had celebrities of Edo extraction like Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. Other Nollywood stars Nosa Rex and Etinosa have been here to equally cheer her on.
“We have likes of Porkupyne, comedians, content creators and bloggers coming around to wish her well.”
Miss. Asien Angel Osariemen is a volunteer of the Nigerian Red Cross Society and former “Miss Red Cross” an indigene of Edo State and a 500 level Fisheries student of Lagos State University (LASU) he added.
