Ola Olufunmilayo Foundation (OOF) is an organization that places high value on children education and in conjunction with Odogbolu Local Government Education Authority organized a quiz competition for primary schools in Odogbolu Local Government area of Ogun State.
This is in recognition of the fact that education is an instrument of economic empowerment and national development. No wonder that one of the national education goals is the acquisition of appropriate skills and development of mental, physical and social abilities and competence as equipment for the individual to live and contribute to the development of the society.
OOF Quiz Competition at the preliminary stage has thirty-two(32) primary schools and climaxes to the grand finale with ten(10) schools where the overall best three winners and schools are rewarded with cash donations.
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The Founder and Executive Director; Hon. Ola Olufunmilayo, says the organization considers the competition as a development process and encouragement of excellence amongst primary school students who are the future leaders of this great nation. He stated that OOF’S decision to initiate the annual competition, a part of her corporate social responsibility, as in furtherance of its quest to touch the lives of Nigerians in positive ways.
On his part, the Executive Secretary of Odogbolu Local Government Education Authority, Giwa Saka Wasiu Adekoya, described the quiz competition as last-longing initiative to promote intellectual development through healthy academic competition among primary school students and geared to boost their self confidence.
While addressing the August gathering, the Chief Education Officer, Alhaja Rasaki said the competition “spurs children to study harder and live up to to expectations in their academics.
“It helps to raise the standards of education in Odogbolu State Constituency. She described the initiative as laudable and highly competitive.
“She urged OOF to sustain the competition as it builds the students academically to pass their internal and external examinations without stress”.
Furthermore, the objective of the Ola Olufunmilayo Quiz Competition is to enhance students understanding of Science, Yoruba, Basic Science & Technology and Social Science Subjects including current affairs in Nigeria and to provide a platform for teachers and students of various schools to exchange ideas and learning experience as well as groom future leaders.
The participating schools rigorously went through five rounds of questions and answers segments and at the end of it all, the overall best three schools were:
The Winner: Moslem Primary School, Imodi
1st Runner-up: AUD Primary School, Ayepe
2nd Runner-up: ST! Peter Anglican Primary School, Imosa
*They were handsomely rewarded with cash donations of Five hundred thousand naira(#500,000) for the winner while the 1st & 2nd runners-up goes home with three hundred thousand naira(#300,000) and two hundred thousand naira (#200,000) respectively.
Finally,this quiz competition was initiated in tandem with the popular parlance that says,”early childhood development is an investment for life. Increased investment in children today builds a better educated, prosperous and peaceful citizenry tomorrow. Children with the right kind of education grow up to meet the cognitive, social, emotional and physical need, become productive adults needed for the socio-economic development of their country “. This is why the OOF example of promoting educational development has met with huge commendation across the state and even beyond.
Indeed, OOF is on a tripod stand to ensure a brighter, successful and fulfilled life for today’s children.
