EKANEM EZEKIEL, OGUNTADE ABDULRAQEEB, ALARAPE OLUWASETOFUNMI SHINE AT BRIGHT APPROACH CLUB OF SAGAMU APTITUDE TEST COMPETITION

Ekanem Ezekiel, a student of Advanced Breed Comprehensive College, Block 13, Oba Erinwole II Road, G.R.A, Sagamu have emerged the overall winner at the Maiden edition of Bright Approach Club of Sagamu Aptitude Test competition. Ezekiel scored 36 point to emerge the overall winner of the competition, carting away the N100, 000.00 Prize Money of the Competition held on Monday, 28^th October, 2019 at Awabat Events Centre Sagamu, Ogun State.

Similarly, Masters Oguntade Abdulroqeeb also of Advanced Breed Comprehensive College came second with 34 points, while Alarape Oluwasetofunmi of Focus International College, Sagamu emerged second runners up, having scored 34 points. The first and second runners up carted home the prize money of Fifty Thousand Naira and Twenty Five Thousand Naira respectively.  

The Bright Approach Club of Sagamu is a non-governmental body with Sagamu indigenes as members and is peopled by accomplished Sagamu sons at home and in Diaspora who have taken it upon themselves to give back to the community, through the promotion of academic excellence among secondary school students.

The 5-member club has the passion to curb some of the social ills tearing our society apart.  It is a non-partisan and non- religious association poised with the passion to promote excellence and change the current narratives among the upcoming generation, especially in Sagamu.

In a chat with Remo Times Magazine, Wing Commander Olusola M. Alegi, who spoke on behalf of the group disclosed that, ‘we intend to achieve through motivation of excellence by giving awards to pupils who have distinguished themselves in academics and legal crafts’.

‘We noticed over time that our reward system of motivating students to committing themselves to studying or learning crafts with a view to achieving excellence has reached its lowest ebb. Other vices such as social media, cyber fraud and criminal activities yahoo seems to have taken over their consciousness and there is nothing to spur school pupils to strive for academic/craft excellence hence, the members came together to develop a reward system’, he said.

‘It is in the light of these social ills that these Sagamu indigenes thought it wise to re-awaken the social consciousness of secondary schools pupils that hardwork pays. An attempt by the members to impact the city where they had their childhood for good’, he added.

Over 350 secondary school students registered for the test, however only 316 participants took the well-organised and highly competitive aptitude test. Registration was driven through technology for participants, with registration restricted to only pupils schooling in secondary schools in Sagamu. Participants were later directed to appear in their school uniforms.

To further strengthen the credibility and integrity of the exercise, participants were issued a code number as soon as they register and at the end of the exercise, scripts were marked by volunteer teachers and then the exam numbers are traced back on the registration list to identify the identity of the candidates.

Meanwhile, because the organizers only provided cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place positions, a respected Monarch, the Elepe of Epe, Oba Adewale Oshiberu awarded a N10,000.00 cash prize to Sonaike Opeyemi also a student of Advance Breed Comprehensive College for coming 4^th in the competitio. This he did, as a way of rewarding her efforts for locking horn with Alarape Oluwasetofunmi of Focus International College for the 3rd place before she lost after the tie was broken with one point .

Royal fathers at the historic event were, The Elepe of Epe, The Odofin of Soyindo, The Ewusi of Makun and Otunba Howells among other chiefs

Other special guests that graced the event were, Otunba Olaide, Chairman Citizens Hotel, Chief Mrs Victoria Awolesi, Vice Principal, Methodist Comprehensive College among others.

The Elepe of Epe and Ewusi of Makun Sagamu presenting the First Prize Cash Prize to Ekanem Ezekiel

The world-class examination hall arrangement

Some guests with the Second Runners Up

Otunba Olaide presenting cash prize to the second runners up

 

Volunteer Teachers with some of the participants