UTME 2019: Lagos lauds best scoring student
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| Master Ezeunala Ekene Franklin |
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry
of Education, Mrs Adebunmi Adekanye, has congratulated Master Ezeunala Ekene
Franklin, an SS3 pupil of Meiran Community Secondary School, Meiran, for making
the best score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
2019.
Biodunflavour reports that Franklin scored 347 in the
examination. A breakdown of the result
showed that he had 78 in English, 91 in Mathematics, 86 in Physics and 92 in
Chemistry.
In a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Public
Affairs, Ministry of Education, Adesegun Ogundeji, Mrs Adekanye says she was
not surprised at Franklin’s performance, saying he had won many laurels
representing the state in competitions.
She says the 15-year old came first in the Zonal final of
2018 NNPC National Quiz competition. He proceeded and represented the South
West at the National finals in Abuja.
Adekanye notes that Franklin was to lead the Lagos team to
2018 Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientist (JETS) competition last
December but when it was rescheduled, he had to be dropped to enable him to
concentrate on his WASSCE.
She expresses joy that a new team of SS2 pupils eventually
won the competition. A feat she ascribes to the qualitative education that the
State has been providing.
Mrs Adekanye says a number of public school pupils did very
well in the 2019 UTME – like Ihejeamatu Anthony of Festac Senior Grammar School
who scored 327; AbdulLateef Adeyemi of Government Senior College, Ajara (295)
and Tadese Fafai and AbdulWaheed Adegbite both of Abibat Mogaji Millennium
Secondary School, Agege (291 and 271).
The Permanent Secretary praises Franklin and others who had
made Lagos and Nigeria proud locally and internationally.
Adekanye says their performance would encourage the
government to do more in making the school environment conducive for teaching
and learning and continue organizing inter-school competitions in places such
as the state quiz/debate and current affairs.
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