From:Femi Oyelola in Kaduna
Governor Uba Sani’s relentless efforts towards providing well-rounded quality education has manifested at the maiden edition of AGILE Games, where Kaduna State clinched eight laurels.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, and made available to the media in Kaduna yesterday.
He stated that Kaduna State students came tops in the entire competition, which comprised students from Kano, Katsina, a, and Kebbi states, as well as Plateau, Eki, ti, and Borno states.
Quoting Hajiya Maryam Dangaji, the Project Coordinator of Kaduna State AGILE, he disclosed that Kaduna students emerged first in five categories and runners up in three.
According to the AGILE Coordinator, Kaduna state won eight laurels in total, emerging first overall in the entire competition ‘’which is a testament to Governor Uba Sani’s diligence and unwavering support.’’
The Coordinator celebrated all the teachers, schools, and students who stayed up late to practice towards perfection, adding that ‘’from winners at the state level to winners at the national level, every student who participated is a champion.’’
The statement stated that Kaduna State came tops in three team events —Female Basket Ball, Debate, and Spelling Bee, adding that the state also emerged first in Poetry Out Loud and Painting.
The Chief Press Secretary further stated that Kaduna State emerged as the first runner-up in Digital Literacy, Essay Writing, Environment, and Entrepreneurship at an award ceremony that took place at State House Abuja.
The schools that participated in the competition included Government Girls Secondary School Independence Way, Government Secondary School Unguwan Boro, Government Technical School Malali, and Queen Amina College.
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