FESTIVAL FOR ARTS AND SONGS (PLASSFAS)… SET FOR ITS SECOND EDITION

October 25, 2014

MR & MRS PLASSFAS

Plateau State Secondary Schools Festival for Arts And Songs(PLASSFAS) is a yearly festival for secondary school students aimed at promoting peace and unity through inter-schools competitions in Stage play, Poetry, Songs, Dance and Cultural Beauty Pageant.

Its maiden edition debuted on 21st-22nd February 2013 and scheduled for its second edition by November 2014

VISION:

To bring back peace in Plateau by concentrating on our Similarities as humans rather than our differences using religion.

MISSION:

Reaching out to youths and teens through entertainment and reviving peace and culture in them

OVERVIEW:

In a growing nation where peace, unity and culture is beginning to fade away by the day, Lonny media concept has chosen to try its best in these little way to reach out and draw teens back to the path of peace through challenging them and helping them to reach in to their inner gifts, abilities and showcasing them, believing they will follow through and pursue their passion in arts and creativity.

The idea was borne out of the need for giving back to the society in whatever little way and also the need to ‘catch them young’ thereby showing them the right pathway to being responsible adults in the nearest future.

The main aim is preaching peace and unity irrespective of religious or ethnic backgrounds. Also targeting togetherness and oneness, reaching out to teens and youths because research has shown that they are used as social vices for carrying out evil plans of some politicians and religious rulers.

It is also aimed at eradicating division amongst Nigerians starting from Plateau State which was chosen as a pioneer state and happens to be the home of the Visioner. Arts is being implored to reach out for peace and aimed at reviving our decaying cultural Heritages.

It is a yearly program which runs two days in a week on selected days as approved by Plateau state ministry of education and ministry of culture and tourism.

CATEGORIES:

There are created segments encompassing major aspects of arts and entertainment namely; stage play, poetry, singing, dancing and Cultural beauty pageant.

MAIDEN EDITION:

Last year, there were over fifteen schools in attendance; government schools, christian based schools and islamic based schools with an avenue where there was interactions between students from all schools.

In attendance, were important dignitaries such as the Director Culture and tourism plateau state, some peace ambassadors from IGSR.

JUDGES:

There were judges for each category. Amongst the judges were notable film actors/producers, beauty queens, notable musicians.

REGISTRATION:

Each student was registered FREE and certificates and gifts were awarded to each student at the end of the festival.

SPONSORSHIP:

There were no sponsors as every money spent was from the facilitators (open for sponsorship and support call Director 08069737857)

SUPPORT/ENDORSEMENT:

Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Plateau State

Ministry of Education, Plateau State

Indomie

Nutri C

Alliance Francaise Jos

NB: Due to some delays caused by financial constraints and logistics, the festival for this year was moved from February to September and now due to delay in school resumption it is scheduled for November.

This year has some other side attractions that will include teaching the students Screen play(script writing) and other creative things.

FINAL WORD FROM THE FACILITATOR:

There’s a saying, ‘each one, teach one’. If every Nigerian citizen will rise up and take the bold step of preaching peace in any little way he/she can, our nation will be a better place. If we can learn to love our neighbours and live at peace with all men, the world will be a better place.

Lastly we solicit for your support, through prayers, words of encouragement, sponsorship, attendance and words of advice.

Let peace and unity reign.

Thanks: Lonny Media Concepts

OFFICIALS:

Founder/Director: Lonny John Lohnan

(LONNY MEDIA CONCEPTS)

Program Coordinator/Admin: Deborah Daniel Nyako

Secretary: Kenechi Okey

Logistics/Protocol: Pst.Chris Akintewe

Set Designer/Camera Man: Abel Alechenu

Welfare: Mary John Iliya