Four Schools who represented Ogun State at the recently concluded 84th Edition of the AIONIAN Festival of Games and Academic Competitions tagged; "Oluyole 2023, held at Ibadan Grammar School, shone like a million stars clinching 53 out of 95 available trophies to finish in the top three positions on the overall medal table of the competition.
The immediate past Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu who recieved the State contingents from Abeokuta Grammar School, Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode, Remo Secondary School, Sagamu and Yewa College Ilaro on the eve of the dissolution of the State Executive Council, attributed the academic excellence recorded by the schools in the competition to four years investment of Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration in the education sector.
Arigbabu noted that a better way to complement the efforts of an administration that have contributed immensely to the overall development of the State, especially in the education sector, was to keep winning trophies for the glory of such a government.
The erswhile Commissioner, while commending the Principals of the AIONIAN schools, its coaches and the State contingents for their consistently outstanding performances, said the present administration in the second phase of its tenure would continue to invest immensely in things that would promote educational advancement.
In his remark, the immediate past Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Physical Planning (Enforcement and Survey), who was also an old student of Yewa College, Ilaro, TPL. Tunde Olugbewesa, applauded the efforts of the Alumni Association of the participating schools for their moral and financial support on the skill and academic development of the learners.
Speaking, the Principal, Abeokuta Grammar School who is the Chief AIONIAN, and doubles as the National Executive Officer, Mr. Dare Sorinola, said AIONIAN Festival of Games and Academics Competitions was the fore-runner of School Sports and National Sports Festival in Nigeria.
Sorinola said the objectives of the competitions were to exchange ideas, teach core values, promote integrity and fair play, produce responsible and worthy future leaders, improve physical and infrastructural developments of the schools, noting that the performance was as a result of Governor Abiodun's interest in the education sector.
Speaking on behalf of other delegates, Miss Ronke Akanbi of Yewa College, Ilaro said 12 schools participated in indoor and outdoor games, such as 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,500, 4x100, 4x400 meters, high jump, javelin, shotput, discus, table tennis, lawn tennis, Scrabble, chess, spelling need, among others,
She revealing that quiz, essay competitions and assessment of the year 2022 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), was the major parameters for winning the games.
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