2020 Redeemer’s Day: Edo 4 Emerges Region 13 Winner With 102 Points

By Abiodun Jimoh

Team Edo four amassed a total of 102 points to emerge Region 13 overall winner at the 2020 Redeemers Day celebration organised by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), in Benin City.
This year edition themed ‘Fulfilling Dreams’ started on Thursday, March 12th -14th with art and science exhibition, while sports events such as football, track events, lime and spoon race, and many others were held on Friday and Saturday respectively.
Schools from seven provinces, namely Edo 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10, as well as school from the Region participated at the Redeemer’s Day organised by Christ the Redeemer’s Schools Management (CRSM), across all the 30 Regions in Nigeria.
In the football final decided on the closing day, Team Edo 4 defeated Edo 5 by three goals to one. 
Edo 10 placed second with 76 points, just as Edo 6 clinched the third position with 68 points. Edo 1 settled for fourth with 62 points, while Edo 5 and 7 placed fifth and sixth with 60 and 22 points respectively.
Present at the closing day were Pastor Folu Adeboye, Vice-President Education-CRSM, represented by wife of Pastor in Charge of the Region (WPICR), Pastor Temitope Balogun; PICR, Pastor Dele Balogun; APICR, Pastor Bode Olojede and wife; PICPs, APICPs and many others pastors from the region.
Also, the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, ably represented by the Commissioner for Education, Deacon Jimoh Ijegbai; Barr. Godwin Dudu-Orumen, Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission; former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and host of others.
In her address Pastor Adeboye thanked God for this year edition after a year gap due to security situation in Nigeria. “Out of his concern for the safety and well being of all, our beloved Daddy G.O. directed the CRSM to step down the programme.
She urged parents, teachers to encourage children to have a dream and do all they can to help them fulfil their  dreams. “We must not stop to pray for them continually. We must therefore dream big and pray fervently and without ceasing.”
In his admonition, the PICR, Pastor Balogun tasked the pupils to always be good ambassadors of the RCCG schools and to excel in all areas of the careers, while urging teachers to always justify the confidence reposed on them by the schools management.
“Actually, this is Redeemer’s Day of RCCG, this is an event organised by all the Redeemed Schools in Edo State. One of our corporate missions is to affect immediate environment. Through these schools, we are imparting knowledge of God, about environment into all these children. With the intention that they will become great and have dominion. 
“So that is part of RCCG Christian Social Responsibility. Training children in the way of God and in the knowledge of the society. Every school has their own inter house sports, but this is a combined event all over the country to showcase that we operate in unity,” PICR said.
Similarly, Commissioner for Education on his part remarked that education is the bedrock of the society and a means to fulfilled future for the young and growing pupils. “But as we all know, all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy.
“On this basis, the organisation of events such as these encouraged by the government as they help create a balance between education and play which promotes the overall development of the pupils and gives them the drive to compete healthily.
“On this note, I will like to applaud the management of these great schools for this initiative and to emphasis that they keep up the good work of bringing these pupils together to perform in various fields such as sports and cultural activities.”