Top national laureates in the 2022 Baccalaureat and GCE-A Level exam session acknowledged for their outstanding performances.

They were 10 laureates, each representing their native region, plus 5 best performing girls selected nationwide to have been awarded scholarships by the BGFI-Bank, on 28 September 2022 in Yaounde.

This initiative which is the brainchild of the BGFI-Bank was spearheaded by the Ministry of Secondary Education with the aim to recognize and further promote excellence in academics as advocated for in the Clean School vision.

For their brilliant achievement in the Baccalaureat and GCE-A Level examinations for the 2022 session, the BGFI-Bank awarded each laureate a scholarship to the tune of 1,000,000 F CFA to support their quest for excellence. The high point of the ceremony was undoubtedly the revelation of DJAMILA MOHAMADOU, a female student from the Adamawa Region who emerged best all-round candidate in the 2022 Session in the Technical and Vocational Education Exams (TVEE) organized by the GCE Board. No one could believe that the top performer in Technical Education examinations in the English sub system could come from the Adamawa Region.

Presiding at the ceremony alongside His Excellency Philemon Yang, Grand Chancellor of National Orders, and Pauline Irène Nguene, Minister of Social Affairs, Professor Nalova Lyonga, Minister of Secondary Education, hailed the commitment of the BGFI-Bank in nurturing and fostering “clean” values in youths by rewarding excellence in school. The gesture of the BGFI-Bank is unprecedented in the Ministry of Secondary Education. It is a morale-boosting action to young learners who are highly encouraged to focus more on their studies.

Pouamou Foyet Ali Chimoun, the national best performing laureate who hails from the West Region, indicated that this prize will contribute in sponsoring his studies and achieving his cherished dream of becoming a mechanical engineer in aeronautics.

Abakal Mahamat, Executive General Manager of BGFI-Bank affirmed the pledge of the Bank’s foundation to stand with the Government in promoting excellence in education so as to help Cameroon secure a brighter future through learned youths.

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