By Damilola Kushimo
The 230 public and private students in primary, junior and secondary schools , who participated in this year’s Mathematical Championship organised by the Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN) in District VI will know their fate on Monday, November 30, this year.
The district covers Ikeja, Mushin and Oshodi-Isolo local government areas.
Based on their performance at the examination written last weekend at Ikeja Senior Grammar School, Oshodi, the four best candidates will be honoured during the grand event that will be held in Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa.
According to the District Coordinator, Mr. David Olaegbe, the yearly competition should have been held in March but was delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
He explained that the national conference would not be held this year for the states’ champions to compete at the national level.
He advised the participants to visit their portals from Monday, November 30 to check their results, stating that the results of the 10 best students won’t be uploaded until December 7.
Olaegbe, however, bemoaned the low turnout of students from the district, appealing to school authorities and parents to encourage their students to participate in the competition next year as he revealed that registration for the next edition will start in January.
He said: “It’s just a way of encouraging our students to participate in Mathematics competitions and for them to sustain their interests in the subject.
I think our (the district’s) attendance this year is low and that can be blamed on the low awareness and because it requires tokens as registration fees which are N1,200 and N1,000 for senior, junior and primary students respectively. Because of the registration fees, some parents and school authorities did not show interest. But, I think it’s something that should be encouraged as it will help the students develop great sportsmanship skills and most importantly, encourage them to study hard.”
