Oyo Assembly Seeks Recognition For Young Mathematician
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Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday
passed a motion seeking official
recognition for nine-year-old primary
four pupil of a public school in the state
for her prowess in Science and
Mathematics .
Miss Morufat Yetunde Lawal is a primary
four pupil of A.D.S Primary School, Fiditi
and she emerged first at the 2015
Mathematics Association of Nigeria
National Olympiad Competition.
She had earlier in 2014, set record as the
first primary three pupil to represent the
s tate at the National Mathematics
Association of Nigeria (MAN) competition
where she also came first out of 40 other
contestants.
While still in primary four, Morufat
equally represented the state in Abuja in
a Junior Engineers, Technicians and
Scientists (JETS) competition organised
by Federal Ministry of Education where
she won first prize in December 2014.
Hon. Fatai Adesina (Ibadan South-East 1)
had raised a motion to that effect during
the House plenary presided over by the
speaker, Barrister Michael Adeyemo.
The lawmaker while justifying the need
for the official recognition maintained
that such a gesture would further
encourage her to be a good ambassador of
the state and that of Nigeria wherever
she finds herself.
The lawmaker, also made some
suggestions including a call on the House
to “receive and honour Lawal Morufat
Yetunde, her parents, head teacher and
Mathematics teacher at a plenary session.
“Urge the executive arm of government
through the Ministry of Education to work
out a programme of academic development
cum scholarship awards up to the
secondary level for her and or link her up
with the National Mathematical Centre
(NMC), Abuja to access her scholarship.”
Another lawmaker, Hon. Oladeji Bimbo
Olawunmi (Ogbomoso North), while
contributing to the motion, maintained
that best teachers are found in public
schools, and called for support for
Morufat, who she described as a pride to
the state and Nigeria.
A voice vote called by the Speaker on the
adoption of the motion to become a
resolution received an overwhelming yes
from the lawmakers.
In another development, the adhoc
committee set up by the House on
ensuring lasting peace among the Fulani
Bororo cattle rearers and their host
communities in the state had
recommended the set up of peace
committees at both the state and local
government levels.
The suggestion was part of the eight
point recommendations contained in the
report submitted by the ad-hoc committee
chairman.
Honourable Kehinde Subair to the House
during the plenary which was adopted by
the lawmakers.
