29th November, 2010
The Blue Roof, Lagos Television, Ikeja, Lagos State was agog at the weekend as students of public secondary schools in the state thrilled parents, government officials, teachers and others at a debate.
The state government showered on the students who excelled and made their schools proud.
The finale of the Lagos State Schools’ Debate was between the Lagos State Senior Model College, Igbonla, Epe and CMS Girls Senior Grammar School, Bariga. The subject of debate was Second Term Ticket should be based on Performance.
CMS Girls Grammar School was on the opposing view and believed that second term ticket should not be based on performance. Many watchers expected Model College, Igbonla supporting the motion to win but they disappointed all.
Miss Temitope Nuatin, the chief speaker of CMS Girls Grammar School and the opposing was the toast of all as she single-handedly convinced the thousands of people present that second term ticket should not be based on performance.
The winning school got N.5 million, while the students Nuatin and Esther Olatunji got a computer each and a trophy. The second place winner, Model College, Igbonla got N250,000, gifts and a trophy and the third place winner, got N150, 000 and other gifts. The fourth place winner got N50, 000 and gifts.
Also, Surakatu Jumoke of Model College, Igbokuta carted away the first prize in the best speaker category while Ishayya Titi of Badagry Grammar School and Olajire Dora of Araromi Senior Grammar School came second and third respectively.
The competition started with 288 public schools and eighty nine 89 private schools which contested at the various district preliminaries between March and April 2010.
The preliminaries produced four schools for the finals which are CMS Girls Senior Grammar School, Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Araromi Senior Grammar School and Badagry Grammar School.
Governor Babatunde Fashola who was represented at the debate by her deputy, Princess Sarah Sosan charged the students to imbibe the virtues of team work, healthy rivalry, honesty and diligence in all their undertakings
