Ike Destiny from VIK International School, Akere Alagbado, in Ogun State, and Alexander Chibuzor of Archbishop Heerey Technical College, Ogidi, in Anambra State have emerged 1st and second in the 2023 Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition. INDEPENDENT reports.InformationGuideNigeria
The duo emerged winners from the 795 entries received for the 18th Bishop Mike Essay Competition for Secondary School students in Nigeria with the theme: “Nigerianisation of Nigerians: A Look Inward.”
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The Chief examiner, Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo said, “Destiny and Alexander addressed the topic within the mental orbit of their age and demonstrated commendable passion and independent thinking in their writing.
“We congratulate and present them as exemplars of young people determined to forge their own path through the critical use of easy ways.”
In addition, the chief examiner further disclosed, “We are constrained to present an overall winner and just one runner-up this year, against the normal practice of presenting one winner and two runners-up.”NYSC Portal
The examiner disclosed that a number of the entries were unsuitable for consideration, saying, “They were either lifted directly from online sources and presented as original materials or were revised and presented as such.
“We are used to this practice among young people, and so spent considerable time tracking the essays on the internet in line with our quality control procedures” he added.NYSC Portal
For their efforts, Miss Ike Destiny will be smiling home with a cheque of N500,000, a trophy, and a plaque, while the school gets a set of computers.JAMB Portal
For the second place, Master Chibuzor Alexander would go home with a cheque of N250,000, a plaque while his school will receive a set of computers.JAMB Result
The prices for the winners of the 18th Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for Secondary Schools in the country will be presented at this year’s Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture, at the Zenith Shell Hall Muson Center, Onikan, Lagos, on Thursday, September 7, 2023.
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