NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE AND DEMOCRACY STUDIES HOLDS ANNUAL QUIZ COMPETITION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO STATE*

 


The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, has held its 2024 edition of National Quiz Competition for secondary schools in Ondo State.






The quiz competition which focused on the Legislature, democracy and governance, was aimed at providing continued education on the legislature and broaden the knowledge of students and youths on democratic governance in Nigeria.

Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olaolu Akindolire, in his speech at the occasion lauded the organizer, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, an organ of the National Assembly, for initiating the programme.

He said young Nigerians, especially school children should be acquainted with governance and legislative procedures to enable them engage in meaningful discussions especially on issues that border on democratic and legislative procedures as they affect the nation and their communities.

Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Folasade Adegoke, the Commissioner observed that democratic participation remains the fundamental pillar of good governance and therefore, the young ones need to get acquanted with the process and procedure as early as possible.

Mr Akindolire noted that since democracy is rooted on the principle of participation and informed decision-making, the citizens need to be knowledgeable about their rights and procedure of governance to enable them make informed decisions that can shape the future of the country.

According him, the competition provides the avenue for the school children to broaden their knowledge on legislative procedures  and prepare their minds on democratic governance, since they are the future leaders of the country.

He expressed optimism that the quiz competition, apart from being an academic exercise, would also provide a broad-based platform to teach the school children some values such as tolerance, humility, hard-work, team spirits as well as sharp analytical minds.

The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies of the National Assembly,  Prof. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, represented by Alhaji Moshood Amuda, said the competition was aimed exposing the students to the workings of the legislative arm of government, including legislative practices and procedures as well as political culture and development.

Prof. Sulaiman added that the competition was also aimed at promoting the mastery of the legislative and Democratic ideas and knowledge among secondary school students across the states of the federation and acquaint them with legislative procedures and processes.

The annual quiz competition is open to both public and approved private secondary schools across in the state, and six schools, two from each senatorial district made it to the state level at the 3rd edition of the programme and 9th edition in the country.

At the end of the keenly contested session, Model Secondary School, Akure came first, while Christ Our King School, Igbokada came second, and Model Secondary School, Oba-Ile came third.

The winner of the competition will represent the state at the Southwest zonal level of the competition later in the year.

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