The Deputy Governor of Lagos State,together with 4,506 students broke the Guinness Book of Records for the largest assembly of students being read to by an adult.Hon. Adefulire and the students from Lagos State Schools read from a book for thirty six minutes breaking the old record of thirty-minutes and 3,650 students hitherto in place.
The Deputy Governor after reading from a story book titled: “Time changes yesterday” authored by Nkengi Koin, challenged the students to cultivate a reading culture and devote a minimum of two-hours daily to reading books and educative journals.
A representative of the Guinness Book of Records, Adetunwase Aderenle who confirmed the new record, said Lagos State will be entering the record books as the new owner of the largest reading audience in the world.An award to commemorate the achievement was presented to the Deputy Governor by the organizers of the event and Guinness Book of Records, to the delight of the students.
The event was attended by top government functionaries from Lagos State, the Publisher of Todays Woman, Adesuwa Onyenukwe, youth music sensation, Mochedda, and thousands of students from the public and private schools in the State
Culled from PM news
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