Students of Federal Government College, Kaduna, have assured that the coveted prizes of Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Clubs Competition holding in the United States of America would be won by them.

Buoyed by their performance at the National Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Competition in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) earlier in the year, the contestants reassured their readiness to storm California for the international contest. 

Code-named Team Kaduna: KAD_CODERS, they emerged second runners-up at the recently concluded National Robotic and Artificial Intelligence. 

The feat is unprecedented in the history of the school since it was founded in 1973. The accomplishment earned the team several gifts, including a trip to California, United States for this year’s international competition.   

The team includes Elizabeth Sinkalu Olayinka; Ibrahim Cajethan Ebuka; Abubakar Sadiq Mohammad; Obadafin Precious Ajibobola; Aisha Muhammad; and Anita Michael Akoka.

The rest are Abubakar Amina Hassan; Vangnum S. Ishaya; Hikmat Obadari; Jovial Banki, and their coach, Muhammad Magaji.

The school principal Adewale Adeyanju, who was full of praises for the team, explained: “I was happy when I learnt of the result from the National Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Competition in Abuja. It was a commendable feat, and I told them that. However, I told the team that I looked forward to the global competition in California, USA. It will be my greatest joy if they can fly the country flag and make Nigeria proud by coming first. They actually have the potential, and their coach assured me that the team is in high spirit, and preparation is also in top gear.

“I’m in support of technological competition which is what the robotic and Artificial Intelligence is all about. We are deliberately focusing on breeding the next generation of tech experts in Federal Government College, Kaduna right from JSS. We are working on catching them young, make them focus and impactful in our society.