Learners have been charged to imbibe the value of integrity, righteousness, accountability and sportsmanship in order to become a worthy and proud future leaders of the country.
The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu gave this charge in Abeokuta during the National Quiz Competition on Legislature and Democracy, organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abuja in collaboration with Ogun State Ministry of Education, saying, these core values would enable them to perform their duties well as future legislators.
Represented by Mrs. Oluwatosin Oloko, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Prof. Arigbabu recognised the contributions of teachers towards helping the learners to retain higher education potentials expected of Ogun State, saying their efforts and excellence would always be rewarded by Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s administration.
“Learning this days is no more knowledge based, but practical, we have introduced technology in driving technology in the State. We have considered the 3 domains of education, which are; cognitive, affective and psychomotor. We did not only encourage them on academic, we also support them on skill acquisition”, he said.
The Commissioner appreciated the NILDS for the innovation of intimating students with knowledge about legislature, legislation and democracy, as he congratulated the winners for achieving the great feat of representing the State at the South West Zonal level of the competition.
In his speech, the Director General of NILDS, Prof. Suleiman Abubakar, represented by the State Coordinator, Mrs. Abisola Ojogiwa stated that the objective of the quiz is to provide continued education on the legislature and broaden the knowledge of students and youths on the history, practice and procedure of the legislature and encourage deeper outstanding of civic and democratic governance.
Underscoring the purpose of the event, the Director of Education, Department of Education Support Services, Dr. Mary Okerafor submitted that it is important to know the function, importance and roles of the Legislatures and Democracy because it contributes to the National Development, revealing that the winner of the State category will proceed to South West Zonal level.
Appreciating Ogun State Government and the NILD, the Winners of the State category, Oyedotun Hannah and Raizer Precious from Adedokun International School, Ifo, representing Ogun Central said the competition has aroused their better knowledge about legislature and their activities.
