Aenon Foundations Organizes Quiz For Secondary School Students In Osun, Gives Winners Laptops, Cash Prize

It was an atmosphere that emphasised on the future when Aenon Foundations, concluded its second edition of secondary schools science quiz competition.

The competition which held on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the King Riverside Resorts, Iwo, Osun state, brought together policy makers, academia and other personalities, who watched students displayed their brilliance for the prize award.

CityMirrorNews reports that the Science Quiz Competition which was sponsored by the foundation coincided with the birthday of the Chairman of Aenon Foundation, Engineer (Dr) Ademola Adedapo.

Aenon foundation is a philanthropic gesture of Engr. Ademola Adedapo to give back to the society– an intervention that is making tremendous impact in uplifting lives as clearly demonstrated with the secondary schools science competition.

The competition which began with the 98 public secondary schools in Osun West senatorial district, produced four finalists, who contested for the top prizes before an attentive audience.

At the end of the five rounds of the competition, AbdulAkeem Sodeeq from Agboran School of Science, Ede, won the first position after scoring a total of 60 points and went home with a cash prize of N250,000 and a brand new laptop as reward.

Adedipe Taiwo from St. David High School, Ode-Omu came second with a total of 57 points while Olajide AbdulRoheem of Luther Kings School, Ile-Ogbo came third after amassing 55 points, earning them N150,000 and N100,000 and a laptop apiece respectively.

There was also a N25,000 consolation prize given to the fourth place, Adedokun Fathia from Anwarul-Islam as an encouragement for future better performance.

Speaking, the Chairman, Aenon Foundation, Engr. Adedapo expressed his gratitude to God making the second edition of science quiz competition an itch free and successful one.

Adedapo enjoined the students face their studies and desist from any activities capable of tarnishing their image and the image of their parents.

He urged students to be focused and give their best to their education, drawing their attention to Akintade Akanbi, a 17 year old pupil of Osogbo Grammar School, Osogbo, Osun state, who recently emerged as the best young scientist in Nigeria, and urged them to emulate him in achieving excellence.

Speaking on why he chooses science subject while there are other subjects for the quiz competition, the Iwo born philanthropist described science as a critical aspect of human and that it holds the key to unlocking potentials, noting that this understanding inform his decision to invest in turning the interest of young people to that field.

Engr, however, clarified that whatever “prize any of the participants won here today belongs to them. Their teachers or even parents should not take anything from it as what we’re giving them is for trust, that will go into their education, up to higher institutions.”

Speaking at the event, the Oluwo of Iwo, HIM Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, commended the initiator of the competition, emphasising that science is the future and students, and indeed, the black race, must wake up to the reality.

Oba Akanbi who was however, not satisfied with the overall performance of the students, charged them to focus on their education and ensure improved performance in future events.

“I’m not impressed by your performance because I’m sure that you have been taught most of the questions put forward by the organisers and you must improve to reciprocate the investment of Engr Adedapo on you,” he said.

Oba Akanbi charged participants in the quiz competition and students who are in the audience to give serious focus to their education so that they can become useful to themselves and the society in the future, praying for great innovators like Jeff Bezos, Zuckerberg and others to rise through this intervention.

Oluwo of Iwoland,Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi addressing the gathering

In attendance is a Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Alhaji (Prince) Tayo Hassan, Alhaji Busari Imole-De, who represented a former Secretary to the Government of State of Osun, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, Alhaji Tayo Giwa, who is the Secretary of Iwo Board of Trustees (IBOT), a university don, Professor Tola Alamu among others.