Learn Africa names Biology award after Stella Adadevoh, as winner emerges

Miss John Keziah Dalyop from Imperial High School, Bauchi State has clinched the Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Prize for best grade in Biology.

The award which was introduced by Learn Africa Plc after the death of Dr Adadevoh is aimed at immortalising late Dr Adadevoh for paying the price of restraining further spread of the deadly ebola disease in Nigeria.

For her performance in Biology, Dalyop who aspires to be a nurse, emerged best in Biology at the 2015 NECO examination and was rewarded by Learn Africa with N50,000, a laptop and a plaque for excellence performance.

Be fore her sudden demised, it was disclosed that the late Stella Adadevoh was an active   member of Learn Africa Board of Directors who contributed her quota to the development of education without any reservation.

On the whole, seven students and a teacher were awarded for excellence performance in  the 2015 NECO examinations and overall   best teacher award.

Meanwhile, the trio, Alabi Philip Toluwase of Our Lady and St. Francis Catholic College, Osun State, Nwaoha Justin Jfeanyi from Isolog College, Lagos and Babalola David Oluwasayo of Oritamefa Baptist Model School, Oyo state came first, second and third respectively. Apart from the plaque of excellence given to each of the awardees,   cash prizes   of N100,000, N80,000 and N60,000 were given respectively the students.   However, Alabi Toluwase who emerged overall best got in addition, a laptop for his brilliant performance.

Brilliant  performance

Speaking at the awards held at Protea, Ikeja,   its Chairman, Chief Emeke Iwerebo said : “Learn Africa has no input whatsoever in the selection of the awardees. In Learn Africa, we truly believe that there is a seed of greatness in every child, in every boy and in every girl. However, it takes remarkable skills to dig deep and bring that greatness in each child to the fore, in the shape and form that everyone can touch, feel and readily with.

“We understand that these students and their teachers are primarily motivated to achieve excellence by intrinsic rewards such as self-respect, responsibility, ambition and accomplishment.

“But if the truth be told, this may not happen at all, except someone picks up the gauntlet to do the right thing – motivate them appropriately, inspire them profusely and reward them generously.