Fifteen-year-old Haruna Suliat Adeola has emerged as a One-Day House of Representatives Member representing the Ibarapa Central/North Constituency of Oyo State.
The Senior Secondary School 3 Student of the Okedere High school, Idere won the the intellectual competition organized by Hon Anthony Adebayo Adepoju, the member representing the federal constituency in the Nigerian House of Representatives.
The Special Adviser to Hon Adebayo Adepoju on Media and Publicity, Hassan Adesodi in a press statement on Monday explained that the intellectual competition was competed among five finalists form five principal communities in the Constituency – Igboora, Idere, Ayete, Tapa and Igangan.
He explained that the contest, spearheaded by Hon. Adepoju for over 2,500 Senior Secondary School 3 public and private school students in the federal constituency is geared towards engaging young minds with the aim of producing future legislators from the federal constituency, raising the hope of children of becoming successful irrespective of their socio-economic status, incorporating youth-driven initiatives and producing intellectually minded young leaders for the development of the constituency.
At the grand finale of the second edition of the competition held on Sunday, each of the finalists was tested on a series of questions ranging from Spelling Bee, Essay Writing and Quiz Competition comprising English Language, Mathematics, General Knowledge, and Public Speech Making, in which Haruna Suliat came first in all except the Speech Making Contest, where she came second.
In the competition, Haruna Suliat from Okedere High School, Idere came first, Amoo Ibrahim from Hopecrest College, Igboora emerged first runner-up, Olusegun Victor from Angels Height College, Ayete, Kolawole Sofiyat from Angels Height College, Ayete and Olagbenro Tosin from Royal Diadem College, Igangan emerged second, third and fourth runners-up respectively.
The benefits that the winner of the competition usually enjoys include: Free return flights for the winner and his/her parents from Lagos to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; a two-day free accommodation and feeding in the FCT; a Certificate indicating one-day lawmaker status as a teenager; sitting on the official chair of the House of Representatives member representing Ibarapa Central/North Federal Constituency for one day with access to a green pen to decide for constituents in Ibarapa Central and Ibarapa North; witnessing the plenary of the House of Representatives live; meeting the Speaker of the House of Representatives and other distinguished lawmakers from different constituencies and senatorial districts of the federation; and having practical knowledge of legislation through the Senior Legislative Aide (SLA) to Hon. (Dr.) Anthony Adebayo Adepoju, among others.
Campus 360 reported that the maiden edition of the competition saw 16-year-old Miss Peace Oluwaseyi Oladosu, emerge winner and was recognised during the plenary session of the Nigerian House of Representatives by Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abass, PhD, becoming the first One-Day House of Representatives Member since the inception of democracy in 1999.
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