Going to a private school has nothing or little to do with being brilliant and intelligent. While equal opportunities are being preached in Nigerian schools, we have to acknowledge the fact that some students perform well in the government owned schools and compete with their mates in the private schools.
Oyedele Olalekan, a JSS 3 student of Ajinare Grammar School, has done something extraordinary. The teenager who hails from Ido-Ile in Ekiti west local government area of the state built a rechargeable radio with two speakers, four lamps and charging ports for charging phones in a paint container.
This is no doubt a remarkable feat as no one would believe that a work of this magnitude could come from a neophyte inventor. Olalekan’s invention has been tested and proved with many patronizing him already.
It is intriguing that a young boy could connect wires and boards in a paint container to produce something as unique as this. The young boy has identified a need in the society and has made move to proffer a solution to them.
With this work of genius, the future is bright. If the growing generation can task themselves and produce brilliant things like this, the society would be a better place with people changing their perspective about Nigeria as a whole.
The JSS 3 student has not only represented his family well, he has brought the attention of the people to his school; a government school that is not dead.
Many parents worry about sending their wards to public schools because they think they do not have what it takes to teach students. The praises are not meant for Olalekan’s family and the school alone, the state will also share part of it too.
Source: Naij