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Two secondary school students from Akwa Ibom state performed brilliantly in the just-concluded Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition in Sweden.

The students – Iniso Edward and Blessing Umoukpong,- are currently schooling at the state-owned Northern Annang Secondary Commercial School, NASCO, in Etim Ekpo local government area.

At the competition, they came third out of the 42 representatives across the world.
The students had earlier taken the first position in the national competition that took place in Abuja.

“This is a salutary development coming from government run schools and may indicate the improvement in the educational sector. Where commendation should be given, we want to give it to the present administration in Akwa Ibom State,” a top government official said.

“However, the feat should be a lesson to parents and the students of government-owned institutions that Akwa Ibom children no matter the schools they attend have the potential to go far only if they focus on their studies.

“The Ibom Agenda aims to make government-owned institutions up to standard as against the popular opinion about government owned schools.”