By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The FCT Administration has rewarded 100 Award winning students and teachers in FCT schools with laptops for their excellent performance at various national and international competitons comprising essays, quizzes and debates in the year 2022.
The FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola who presented the gifts was happy that the awardees cut across different schools, age grades and all the Area Councils in the Territory.
The Minister commended the students and teachers for their excellent performance at the various competitions was due to the hard work dedication and commitment of the teachers.
Mallam Bello said, “We have the awardees cutting across all the age brackets in the school system. This speaks volume as to the capability of our teachers and the good work you are doing. That is why some of our teachers also received awards because the system has come to realize and appreciate the fact that the students did not become what they are without the teacher.”
While congratulating the students for their hard work, the Minister said, “You’ve had handshakes with the Minister, you were received by the Chief of Staff of the Minister, by the Mandate Secretary of Education and very senior officials of the Ministry. Always remember that you could not have benefited from this if you did not work hard and it always pays to work hard.”
Secretary, for Education , FCTA, Malam Sani Dahir El-Katazu thanked the FCT Administration for supporting the Education Secretariat through welfare of teachers and the growth and development of the education in the FCT.
The Secretary noted that the awards were won by over 100 students and teachers in various fields of academics, social and sporting activities, adding that the award winners emanated from both public and private schools in both senior and junior categories.
We felt it is our duty to bring them up to the leadership of the FCT for recognition so that we may get the encouragement for them to do better in future competitions, he said.
Speaking on behalf of the awardees, Master Anyanwu Lofty John from Loyola Jesuit College, first prize winner of the 774 Young Nigerian Scientist Presidential Award, attributed their successes to the efforts of their teachers, parents and other support systems within the FCT that have helped to raise their potential.
Present at the event were the Chief of Staff to the FCT minister, Malam Bashir Mai-Bornu, the Director, Department of Human Resources Management, Dr Bashir Muhammed and other senior officials of the FCTA.
