A graduating SS3 student of the Federal Government College (FGC) Kaduna, Udo Lilian Cletus, has won N1.9 million in cash and gifts at FGC Kaduna Speech and Prize Giving Day held last Saturday at the assembly hall of the school.
The event, which was last held 11 years ago, was resuscitated by the present alumni exco led by its Global President, Seyi Gambo.
Since the inception of the exco, efforts have geared towards alumni reaching out to ensure the school continues to thrive as one of the leading federal schools in the country.
Just last year, over N200 million was raised at an endowment fund.
The exco members were also at the forefront of ensuring that the school lands were not forcefully acquired by the Kaduna State government.
Udo cleared 11 subjects to become the overall graduating student. The sum of N1 million was donated by one of the alumni, Abolore Solebo. Other gifts including a laptop were giving to the winner at the event.
Access Bank was on hand to open accounts for all the awardees
It was a moving event where parents, awardees, students and teachers celebrated with joy.
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The principal of the school, Benjamin Ochogwu, was elated and appreciated the alumni association.
Ochogwu thanked them and requested that the alumni continue to support the school to grow from strength to strength. Many of the former graduates of the school were on hand to give support to the school.
Gambo and his exco members were elated that the young ones excelling in their studies were being appreciated.
He said: “We give God all glory and thank you all for your uncommon support. It is important that we redirect the minds of our youths from appreciating amorous competitions and know that if they excel in their studies, the world will appreciate and love them. This is just the beginning. We hope to do much more in future.”