Executive Chairman, Yaba Local Council Development Area, Kayode Omiyale, has tasked pupils and students on K2U Jigsaw Puzzle, stating the game will help enhance their thinking faculties.
Omiyale, stated this while cheering the kids at the recently launched Yaba ICT Centre filled with 275 desktop and laptop computers. The chairman alongside convener, Martins Oloye who also doubled as co-founder, K2U Puzzle, vowed to extend tentacles which will attract more students into the competition.
Omiyale in his words: “ Aside puzzle and other games, Yaba is known for excellence and the evidence is around us. Let me start my saying this venue we were gathered is more or less abandoned for several years and you can understand the reason for government property is nobody property. I’m happy this administration under my watch decided to change the narration by coming to this place to carry out the visibility of the structure.”
“Having powered previous project which saw me launched an e-learning centre, where youths from various communities would acquire free training and certification in information technology, I decided to step it up by supporting the K2U jigsaw puzzle game which will be staged among schools willing to compete.”
Omiyale who is billed to be named after forthcoming puzzle competition, however declared support for the intellect game.
“ We’re going to make the competition in stages. We’ve already partner with an organization known as K2U “Kindergarten to University”. We’re going to have the kindergarten, primary and secondary school level and I can assure you many packages are in the offings for the kids,” he stated.
In a similar vein, convener, Martins Oloye highlighted the importance of the tourney hinting it will help student in critical thinking.
“ I ventured into this with the mindset of getting to have another e-learning experience for students willing to know our story of yesteryears. As Africa, our story, heritage and culture is not lost. We are glad Yaba LCDA was able to afford us 275 capacity training center to work with our partners all over the world and get them ready for life. We settled for puzzle because we need a game that will bring benefit to all other game. It’s a one man game and it’s also a competition for children to get better.”
Meanwhile, students and pupils from All Saints, Our Lady of Apostle, African Church, Ahmadiya, Olumo, Fazilomar, Talimu, Onike Baptist Girls and Senator Oluremi Primary School all showed their puzzle knowledge before spectators and cheer leaders.