We Always Position Ourselves To Be The Best Dr Ayandele
AgegePulse Magazine
The staff and students of Education District One, EDDI have once again proven that the district is truly a centre of excellence with another rounds of honours in the just concluded Lagos Schools Debate.
Over the years, especially since the appointment of Dr Mrs Yinka Ayandele the woman with the midas touch, as the Permanent Secretary/Tutor General of EDDI by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, the fortune of the district has continue to soar astronomically around staff welfare, students academic and co-curricular activities.
Recently, some students of EDDI took their fellow students (debaters) from across the state to the cleaners in the Y2018 Lagos Schools Debate with veracious, tenacious and well-thought-out presentations that kept the judges and spectators inside the Blueroof hall of LTV8 jamming their hands endlessly.
Although, the cash prize was slightly lost to Agbede Senior School, Ikorodu, Masters Oluwatobiloba Odebowale and Denis Akinyemi of Vetland Senior Grammar School, Oko-Oba had to settle for the second position after dazzling like a million stars during their presentations.
Moreover, in the Best Individual Speaker category, the latter emerged 2nd while the former took the 3rd positions respectively.
Also, in the Junior Category, Akinfenwa Boluwatife and Adu Adeoluwa of Alimosho Junior Grammar School, Alimosho settled for the third place amidst fierce presentations from other participants in the category.
Speaking to AgegePulse Magazine, the Permanent Secretary/Tutor General of EDDI expressed delight towards the impressive performances of the students who represented the district. She thanked the state government and teachers of the students for creating enabling environment for learning and for developing the art of public speaking in the students respectively.
Our main target is always to win every competition we put in for, whether its academic or co-curricular activities, the target is always to take the top prize and be the best. Hence, we ensure we do not take anything for granted during preparation. I deeply appreciate the state government under the leadership of HE, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for the huge support and massive investment in education. Indeed, he is a leader with clear focus. I must also commend the students and their teachers for a job well done. Congratulations to the EDDI family. Dr Ayandele said.
A total of 3,015 schools comprising 1,688 public and 1,329 private schools registered for this years competition as against 631 students of the preceding year. Agegepulse learnt that the Zonal Preliminaries for Government Primary, Junior and Senior Schools took place at the 20 Education Zones and Districts, while those of the Private schools were conducted by their associations to ensure that their best candidates were fielded.
The Lagos State Schools Debate is a Literary and Debating competition organised by the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Education for all public and private senior secondary schools in the six (6) Education Districts in the State. The aim of the competition is to develop and improve the public speaking skills of the students through provocative topics being discussed by the students, to add value to the co-curricular in schools, with the hope of increasing communication and research skills of the students for a Brighter Rewarding Future (BRF).
