The Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) has announced the winners of the 2023 Essay Competition, which is the 14th edition of the annual youth mentoring and mental capacity development initiative.
The 2023 edition of the competition focused on Nation Building, Good Governance, and National Development.
Students from different schools were required to explore Wole Soyinka’s Humanism, Artistry, and Nationalism in their thought process and writing.
The announcement of the Essay winners coincides with the 89th birthday anniversary (July 13) of the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, the eminent literary artist, teacher, and rights activist, whose exemplary life and career as a global culture icon and humanist, inspired the project.
Since its launch in 2010, the competition has served as a platform to mentor the youths to imbibe the culture of participating in socio-cultural and political discourses in their environment.
It enables the young ones to engage in healthy dialogue about national and international issues, testing the creativity and intelligence of the participants, and building their self-esteem.
A record number of one hundred and eleven (111) entries were received from fifty (50) schools from which 89 finalists were selected through a rigorous process of adjudication by a panel of literary workers and social workers.
After the exercise Akoki Aaron Mojolaoluwa, a Senior Secondary school (SS) 2 student of Adedokun International School, Ifo, Ogun State, emerged as the Grand Prize winner of the WSICE 2023 Essay Writing Competition.
The WSICE also congratulated the following students:
First Runner-up: Olugbenga Dominion Mojolaoluwa – Salawu Abiola Comprehensive School (SNR)
Second Runner-up: EzimaChinasa Margaret, Anglican Girls Grammar School (SNR)
“We thank all schools and students for their participation and remain committed to our goal of fostering unity, bolstering integrity, and instilling qualities of good leadership as values,” stated Dr Teju Kareem, the Executive Producer of the annual WSICE.
Below are the WS 89 finalist names and schools in no particular order:
WS 89 FINALIST
S/N SCHOOL NAME
1 The Ambassador College, Ota Seth-Osahahumen Deborah
2 Victory Model College Kazeem Sofiat Dolapo
3 Dayon College AriyoAanuoluwapo Peace
4 Ijebu Ode Grammar School Tope-Ige Joseph. Ayokunnumi
5 Braford Schools BadejoTemiloluwa
6 Salawu Abiola Comprehensive High School Olugbenga Dominion Mojolaoluwa
7 Peartree International College, Olomore,ABK Umar Peter Olamilekan
8 Adeola Odutola College (Private) Adebisi Oluwamayoma
9 Apt Scholars Universal College Iyana-Iyesi OtionoOnyeka
10 Mulusi College Ijebu Igbo MoshoodDhikraa Titilayo
11 Ijebu Anglican Diocesan College, IganIpabi Johnson Jesutofunmi Janet
12 Ode Remo High School (SNR) Popoola Josephine Adunmide
13 Anglican Girls Grammar School Senior private Ezimachinasa Margaret
14 Abigi Community Grammar School, Abigi AbdulrasaqAishatOmoyemi
15 Saapade Grammar School Olajide Emmanuel
16 Isara Secondary School Ogunyemi Samson
17 Saint Peters College (Senior) OcholaNgbede Blessed
18 Adedokun International School, Gasline Adegbayibi Elizabeth
19 Salawu Abiola Comprehensive High School Adebayo Taiwo Isreal
20 Golden Choice College Akinola Ayodeji Adeniyi
21 The Crescent International High School OyewoleAdetimehin Godwin
22 Adedokun International School Adeniran MichealOladapo
23 African Church Grammar School (SNR) Adebayo Ifeoluwa Adeyemi
24 Purpose Driven School Ijoko Adams Elizabeth
25 OnigegeCollege,Isara Micheal Alice Ijogo
26 Adedokun International School, Ifo Akoki Aaron Mojolaoluwa
27 Adedokun International School, Ota Micheal-Onu Gabriella Somtochi
28 Salawu Abiola Comprehensive High School Ahmed-Junaid Aaliyah Ikeola
29 Saint Paul College Akomolafe Emmanuel Smith
30 The Christ Cornerstone High School AmusanOluwafikayomi Emmanuel
31 Victory Model College AkpojiMichealEnahmeghonoh
32 Saint Paul College Kendra Femi-Festus
33 Emeritus Prof T.O Oguniesi Model Secondary Amos-Chidi Cherish Oluwatamilore
34 Judah Rhema College Sunday Justice Ojonugwa
35 Adeola Odutola College (Private) Adedapo Racheal
36 Braford Schools Ikumawoyi Emmanuel
37 Adedokun International School, Ifo ShogeAlmubarakEyiwunmide
38 Braford Schools Jones Isaac Edidiong
39 Saint Peters College (Senior) Olomore MusediqYemioluwaRukayat
40 African Church Grammar School (SNR) Ojerinde Kehinde Micheal
41 Isara Secondary School OgunbadeOlansile
42 African Church Grammar School (SNR) Ojerinde Taiwo Gabriel
43 Peartree International College, Olomore,ABK OyedeleIfemibo
44 Baptist Boys High School Eyiowuawi Enoch Mayowa
45 Hope Immaculate Comprehensive High School Ijebu Igbo OmorilewaOreoluwa Shalom
46 Peartree International College, Olomore,ABK Balogun Esther O.
47 Standard Bridge Comprehensive Model College Ipokia LGA Suuru Sarah Damilola
48 Adedokun International School, Gasline Olumodeji Naomi Busayomi
49 The Christ Cornerstone High School Sadiq SumayahAderinsola
50 Saint Peters College (Senior) College OdukoyaAdunola Precious
51 Advanced Breed Comprehensive College Okosun Rejoice Obehi
52 Isara Secondary School FatimehinIyanuoluwa
53 Advanced Breed Comprehensive College Fadero Peace Oluwaferanmi
54 Adeola Odutola College (Private) OsanyintolaOyinade Elizabeth
55 Advanced Breed Comprehensive College Kunle-Ajayi Oluwasetemi John
56 African Church Grammar School (SNR) Olushola Divine Glory
57 Advanced Breed Comprehensive College OguntayoTofunmi Victoria
58 Braford Schools Ojo Samuel Oluwasegun
59 Advanced Breed Comprehensive College Olayinka Gloria Blessed
60 The Christ Cornerstone High School Kehinde OluwabusolamiFavour
61 Ilusin Grammar School Ilusin (Senior) GbadamosiKafilat Glory
62 The Christ Cornerstone High School Mosaku Precious Atuntirireoluwa
63 Comprehensive High School, Ayetoro Yusuf Ayobami Mary
64 Standard Bridge Comprehensive Model College Ipokia LGA Kudeti Kazeem Babatunde
65 Agunbiade Victory High School, Magbon Atoh Bolaji Abiodun
66 Yewa Secondary School (SNR) Igbogila BamgboseOluwatobilobaOlamilekan
67 Abeokuta Grammar School Nwabueze Precious Kachi
68 Itele High School (SNR) Ijebu Itele AkpavieEomaFehintoluwa
69 Sanni Luba College, Ijebu Ode ArowosolaOlolade
70 The Christ Cornerstone High School Asipa Francis Toluwanimi
71 Victory Model College Kazeem Sofiat Dolapo
72 Sunnarian Model College, Abigi Salami RukayatOmolade
73 Saint Paul College Abe Enoch Oluwanifemi
74 Isara Secondary School SotikareOluwasegun
75 African Church Grammar School (SNR) Alex Monday Emmanuel
76 Nawair-ud-deen High School Adewunmi Elijah Akorede
77 Saint Peters College (Senior) OloyedeIkmat Ayomide
78 Saint Paul College, Sagamu OdusanyaOluwatomisin
79 Methodist High School (Senior) Arigbajo AkinbodeAyomikun Deborah
80 Saint Paul College Osinowo Omotayo
81 Standard Bridge Comprehensive Model College Ipokia LGA Adeniyi Lukman Olamilekan
82 Emeritus Prof T.O Oguniesi Model Secondary EkundayoAmiratBisoye
83 Efire Community High School, Efire Oluwole Esther
84 Visionmate Comprehensive Academy Olutayo Ayomide
85 Standard Bridge Comprehensive Model College Ipokia LGA SaanuSeseyon Emmanuel
86 Pakoto High School, Ayede Ifo Okeke Cynthia
87 Peartree International College, Olomore,ABK Sanusi Faidat Blessing
88 Pacesetters College, Ayetoro OyebanjoOreoluwaFavour
89 St Anthony’s Grammar Sch (SNR)esure,ijebu Akinola Oluwanifemi Elizabeth
