Winners have emerged at the 2022/2023 finals of the state-wide quiz competition organised by Steno Memorial Foundation in Ogun state.
Our correspondent reports that the finals of the quiz competition was held at the premises of Anglican Girls Grammar School, (AGGS) Ijebu Ode penultimate Wednesday.
The event was attended by eminent personalities including the Elesugbon of Esugbon land, Kabiyesi, Oba Muideen Hassan, founder of DAKA foundation, Dr. Kazeem Adesina Olasupo and Mr Ahmed Sanni who flew from overseas for the programme, staff of the state’s ministry of education, science and technology led by Mr. Akindele O. S and the Chairperson of Ijebu bloc ANCOPSS, Mrs. Osodi.
The quiz contest according to the founder of the non-governmental organisation, Dr. Olufemi Saani, began in the 2014/2015 academic session with Ijebu East local government area as its pilot local government before it went to Ijebu division of the state in the 2015/2016 edition before it became a state-wide contest in the following year.
He added that the competition which is a baby of the foundation”s education programme department is a manifestation of one of the cardinal mandates of the foundation.
This year’s finals had eight schools qualifying for the stage. The practice is usually to conduct the local government zonal phase with written test in English language, Mathematics and General knowledge for students representing each school across the local government areas. The best three from the Zonal stage will then proceed to the divisional level. The best two schools from the divisions then meet at the state finals.
St. Anthony’s Grammar school, Ijebu-Imusin and Moslem College, Ijebu Ode (Ijebu Division); Remo Secondary School, Sagamu, Ogunlesi Model College, Sagamu; Abeokuta Grammar School, Abeokuta, Akin-Ogunsola Model College, Ewekoro; and, Egbado College, Ilaro, and Iganmode Grammar School, Ota were the eight finalists that took part in the final stage of the competition on Wednesday.
At the end of the keenly contested and brain-racking quiz contest, the students of Iganmode Grammar school, Ota took the first position.
The second and third positions went to Ogunlesi Model College, Sagamu and Akin Ogunpola Model College, Ewekoro, respectively.
Oba Hassan, in his remarks, lauded Sanni, for his doggedness, commitment to the project, and commendable resolve to give back to society and build future generations of leaders.
He urged the students to be outstanding in their studies in order to stand out among their contemporaries as education is the only gift someone can give them but can never take back from them.
The winners went home with a trophy, medals, Lenovo Laptop, one each, for the two students, cash reward and several other items of memorabilia.
The second and third positions also went home with gifts like, medals, IPads, phones, cash rewards and other souvenirs.
Sanni, noted that apart from these rewards, the two winners; Mamood Raji and Kayode Deborah of Iganmode Grammar School, Ota, will enjoy partial scholarship of their tertiary educational pursuits sponsored by the Steno Memorial Foundation.
He added that this has been the tradition since the foundation started this competition.
Olasupo, also encouraged the students to face their studies.
He advised them to be up and doing, resilient. He urged them to be ready and willing to give back to society when they eventually make it in life.