The representatives of Education District II, the Ajayi Crowther Memorial Senior Grammar School Chess team ranked first in both team and individual events of the PWC Chess4Change Annual Chess Tournament.
The School was represented in the team event by Adejobi Kehinde, Ejimogun Samuel, Anuoluwapo Ayomide, Adeyemi Mutiu, Mustapha Bilal and Anyebe Goodluck.
In the individual event, Master Adejobi Kehinde also came 1st overall and was awarded a tablet, while Ejimogun Samuel went away with the sum of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15,000) cash gifts.
The event, which comprises 18 Secondary Schools from four qualified Education Districts in Lagos State, commenced on Wednesday, 13th November 2024 and came to a close on Thursday, 14th November 2024. The two-day event took place at the Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
PWC Chess4Change Annual Chess Tournament is a major component of PwiceWater House Cooper (PWC), Nigeria’s Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy, a developmental programme designed to improve strategic and critical thinking skills amongst secondary school students, building their capacity for optimal academic performance as they prepare for the future through chess.
While receiving the winners at the District Headquarters, Maryland, the Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary/Education District II, Mrs. Anike Adekanye noted that the initiative is being supported by the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the Lagos Sports Commission, as well as the Lagos State Chess Association since 2014, with just six schools in the pilot season and currently covers about 18 schools.
She appreciated the Lagos State Government for providing an enabling environment for the all-round development of the students.
Her words, “This performance would not have been possible without the enabling environment being championed by Mr. Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the Honourable Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education and other stakeholders”.
She congratulated the Students for their feat and equally extended congratulatory messages to the School’s Management for their great achievement.
