Ivan Jumbo, a female student of Lucille Education Centre (LEC), has emerged winner of the King/Queen of Mathematics Contest 2022/2023, and the first Queen of Mathematics from the annual competition.
Jumbo beat Imoni Nathan of Bonny National Grammar School, and Yusuf Khalifa of Ibitamuno Group of Schools, who emerged first and second runners-up.
The yearly Contest is organized by the G30 Ibani Voice in conjunction with DavFub Group of Companies, an indigenous firm.
Speaking at the Grand Finale of the Contest in Bonny, Rivers State on Monday, April 10, 2023, President of the G30 Ibani Voice, Dr Fubara Dan-Jumbo said the competition is a launchpad for global competitiveness for participating students, urging them to “aim for the skies”.
Represented by his elder brother and Chairman, Board of Directors of the Bonny Island Hotel, Clinton Dan-Jumbo, who is a United Kingdom lawyer, stated that the contest aims at projecting participating students on to the global stage where they can compete favourably given that Mathematics is a global phenomenon.
“First of all, I wish to commend the organizers, the G30 Ibani voice. It’s no small feat, it is not a small thing to conceptualize and design a program like this. It means the person in question has a sense of mission, perspicacity is his watch word, or their watchword because they are a committee driving this process.”
“The person is saying that I have seen the need to grow capacity, the need to help people, project them to a level where they can compete favourably outside the shores of this island.”
“That is what this vision is all about, that is why this is important. Someone says education teaches us what to overlook, like the MC has pointed out, education is the bedrock of any society.”
He advised the students to refuse to be limited by their geographical location and present circumstances, and distractions from their immediate environment, commending members of the G30 Ibani Voice for a successful event.
Speaking at the event, the first and second runners-up, Imoni Nathan and Yusuf Khalifa, respectively, expressed gratitude to the G30 Ibani Voice for according them a platform to exhibit their intellectual prowess in Mathematics, urging their fellow students to work hard and also listen to their teachers.
On his part, the Principal of Lucille Education Centre, Esau Enyinna, who was conferred an award as the best Performing Principal in Bonny Kingdom, applauded the Ivan Jumbo and other students from his school for working very hard, thus giving the schools’ management the confidence of winning the contest.
“It’s a glorious moment. I’m happy to be here. I know my students are top notch and they have been doing very, very well. I know today we are going to win and we have won. Congratulations, all of you!”
The competition is a corporate social responsibility initiative of the G30 Ibani Voice aimed at stimulating and sustaining interest in Mathematics.
Dignitaries at the event include the lawmaker representing Bonny Constituency in Rivers State House of Assembly, Abinye Pepple, represented by the Councillor representing Ward 10 in the Bonny Legislative Assembly, a former CTC Chairman, Bonny LGA, Isobonye Tobin, represented by Dabogold Tobin, and the member-elect, Bonny Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, represented by Ruth Dagogo.
Others were the Divisional Police Officer, Bonny Division, represented by ASP Samuel Ovuro, Bonny LGA Coordinator of the Family Support Programme, Sima Halliday, , Zonal Director, Post-Primary Schools Board, Edward Kiri, Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Dr Gaius Hart, and a former President, Bonny Graduates Forum, amongst others.
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