A non-governmental organization (NGO), Pure Youth Organisation (PYO) has concluded its first-ever essay writing competition in Osun State on Wednesday.
The essay writing competition held in Ife East Local Government, Osun state according to the organizers was to stimulate personal development of secondary students.
The essay writing competition was contested by students drawn from fifteen schools.
Chairman, Board of Trustees of the organisation,Dr Abiodun Egbetokun, said the maiden edition of the competition was a pilot for a progressively larger initiative.
The competition, which enlisted the cooperation of the most relevant regulatory authorities and interest groups, including the Osun State Ministry of Education and the Local Inspectorate of Education in Ife East Local Government and the Ife East Local Government Chapter of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, was a huge success and revealed the thought patterns of the participants.
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The thought patterns indeed showed that there is hope for Nigeria in terms of using education as a veritable source of sustainable development.
The assessors of the essay writing competition, led by Professor Ayoola and ably assisted by Dr Bunmi Oyebode (both of the Department of English Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), commended the winners and all the participants for a job well done and advised that they should not rest on their oars.
Professor Ayoola encouraged government at all levels to support initiative such as this so as to have quality minds as leaders of tomorrow.
The winners of the junior category of the competition with the topic “What are the pros and cons of thinking that “Education na scam”? are: EJIYODE Gloria of Oladimeji International School, (Ist position), Oladipo Adedamola of Unique Minds International College (2nd Position) and Idris Aliyah Omobusolami of Primack High School (3rd Position).
While winners of the senior category who interrogated the topic: What are the causes and consequences of the perception that “Education na scam” include Osupala Gold Samuel of Unique Minds International College Opa, Ile-Ife (1st Position), ADEBAYO Adunola of Ambassadors College Iloromu, (2nd Position) and Akinwale Aanuoluwapo of Unique Minds International College Opa, Ile-Ife (3rd Position).
The organisers said this would not be the end of the initiative as good governance that will lead to human and socioeconomic development is a collective responsibility which must be sustained on a long term.
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