Top Faith International Secondary School, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday emerged winner of the 7th Edition of annual Quiz competition among Secondary Schools across the six geo – political zones.
The Quiz was organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies ( NILDS) .
Declaring the event open, President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan observed that educating the girl child is far better than empowering women, saying education is the best form of empowerment in life .
Lawan who called for education of the girl child at the Quiz Competition held at the Senate Wing of the National Assembly , said the best form of empowerment for women is educating the girl child .
He said “An educated girl child, will hardly be vulnerable at the stage of womanhood for the type of women empowerment programmes being carried out in the country today at various levels .
“If you want to empower women, you don’t do that only through organising city women and say they must have this and that, go back to the basis by giving the girl child quality education.
“They don’t have to beg anybody to get there once they are educated, they don’t have to beg anybody saying give us this percentage or that of whatever position.
“Education of the girl child is very important for any society or country that want to be genuinely developed and I’m very happy that girls are well represented among the competing schools here today .
“Combination of competitors from seven schools across the six geo – political zones and the Federal Capital Territory for the final stage of the NILDS Quiz Competition today, symbolises a New Nigeria where both men and women can make their contributions for national development.
“NILDS should partner with relevant agencies for internalising content of this competition into the National curriculum on the template of Civic Education or any other relevant subject “, he said .
Earlier, the Director – General of NILDS, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman said the Nigerian Legislature is no doubt one of the most misunderstood arm of government, stressing that the narrative is being changed with the instrumentality of the quiz competition.
“To this effect, NILDS is further encouraged to collaborate with research institutes and relevant agencies of government to develop curriculum on Legislative and Democratic studies for inclusion in the civic Education, Social Studies, Government and other curricular for basic as well as Senior Secondary Education to enrich their contents and bridge the knowledge gaps in the legislature”, he said .
Meanwhile, students from Model Secondary School, Akure, Ondo State, came second while Global kids Academy, Sokoto, came third in the competition.
