Ngwaogu Ifeoluwa Ugochi of the Abesan Senior High School, Ipaja, Lagos has emerged as the winner of the third South Africa Airways Essay competition (SAAEC 2022), which was held recently in Lagos.
Ngwaogu Ifeoluwa Ugochi receives a cash prize of ₦150,000, while Aladetohun Kamimayo Enoch of St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka and Oshimade Abisola Promise of Abiolu Comprehensive College, Igando, came second and third, respectively.
The duo also went home with cash prizes of ₦100,000 and ₦50,000 for their efforts.
Mr. Ewos Iroro, the Coordinator of the event, said that the grand finale was witnessed by high profile industry personalities, including Mr. Ohis Ehimiaghe, the Manager Africa Market, South African Airways, Mrs. Kemi Leke-Bamtefa; Country Manager, SAA and Mr. Basil Agboarumi, the Managing Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc among others.
Iroro stated that the topic for 2022 edition of the essay was: “Protecting Children from Illicit Drugs and Sexual Abuse” and participants from 46 schools, comprising of a mix of students from public, private and missionary schools with a total of 308 entries.
He pointed out that out of the total number of entries assessed by an Independent Panel of Assessors drawn from a wide spectrum of the aviation, educational and media sectors, 11 top finalists were selected with total written scores ranging from 85 per cent to 98 per cent.
The 11 finalists, he noted were then invited to the grand finale for a face-to-face defense of their written works through a robust session of oral presentations.
The winners were presented with award trophies for 1st – 3rd positions as well as specially branded note books presented to the school teachers for their various schools. Goodie Bags with various items were also presented to all the students and there were also consolation prizes of ₦10,000 each for the runners up from positions 4 – 11.
