AFROGRAMS win 1m in School Debate

It was a celebration of joy galore when the African Church Model Grammar School, Ifako, Lagos won a one million prize at the National Intellectual Development Programme (NIDP) debate competition for secondary schools organized by the Caleb University, Imota, Ikorodu, Lagos.

The elated principal, Mrs. Folashade Olayinka Erinle could not hide her joy when the news was broken to her on the phone even before the students arrived as she gave a shout of joy in her office when the news of the school’s victory was broken to her during a telephone conversation.

Barachael College, Baptist Academy and Dansol High School all emerged second and third and forth respectively.

The first and second runner-up, Barachael College and Baptist Academy got #250,000 and #150,000 respectively while Dansol High School, which came fourth smiled home with #100,000.

About seven hundred students from forty secondary school participated in the event tagged “Career Expo” which was sponsored by the Zenith bank.

During a one-on-one interview with some of the participating contestants from AFROGRAMS, the Head girl, Maclean Fiyinfoluwa said this was not the first time their school is winning or taking first in competitions as the school has participated in so many competition and they have been winning.

Ahama Isaac who was the chief speaker during the contest said that it wasn’t a pyrrhic victory as they have go through rigorous preparation which for about one month to the competition. The student said the prize was made possible through the effort of their English Language teacher, Mr. Aganga who put them on their toes to ensure that the prize came to the school.

Dr. Temitope Fasoranti, the Executive Director of Zenith Bank who spoke during the Career Expo segment on the title, “Developing a creative Mindset in the 21st century” admonished the students to make their studies a non- negotiable priority by shunning all manners of social vices and carefully choose the appropriate career path”