Wonder’s father is currently a chemical engineer.

Wonder who watched videos from the 1996 contest said on the Citi Breakfast Show that he “had exposure to the quiz very early, in JHS [Junior High School].”

“My father, he always wanted to see his son on TV and wanted his son to also win a trophy for the school. When I was in form one, before I had even gotten admission to Prempeh College, he took me around the school because he was an old boy and he sent me to the administration and showed me a picture of himself holding the trophy.”

Wonder has now secured bragging rights at home, as he revealed that his father “was always saying he was better than me till I won and now, he has admitted that I am more intelligent than him.”

Prempeh College beat St. Thomas Aquinas and Adisadel College in a very competitive contest held at the National Theatre on Thursday, June 29, 2017.

Prempeh College, who are now 4-time champions of the annual Science and Mathematics competition have received congratulatory messages from various quarters including rival schools.

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It beat defending champions Adisadel College and 2013 champions St. Thomas Aquinas in the grand finale of the quiz held at the National Theatre in Accra.

Prempeh College, represented by Wonder Sarfo-Ansah and Daniel Osei Badu took a commanding lead in the first round, but slip a point behind St. Thomas Aquinas in the second round. However, they came back strongly in the 3rd round during the ‘Problem of the day’ after impressively working out the question to claim 7 out of the 10 points at stake.

Prempeh College ended the contest with 53 against St. Thomas Aquinas’ 51 points. Adisadel College, however, ended with 31 points.

All semifinalists were awarded GHC10,000 each: GHC5,000 to the school, GHC2,500 to the contestants and 2,500 to the teachers.

For 2nd place, St. Thomas Aquinas SHS gets GHC30,000 and packages from Tigo and GCB Bank while Adisadel College gets a cash prize of GHC20,000 and packages from Tigo and GCB Bank.

For winning the 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz, Prempeh College received GHC40,000 and packages from Tigo and GCB Bank.

Zuweira Baba Mohammed of Tamale Senior High School was named the best female contestant and was awarded GHC5,000.

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The thrill has not been absent in the 2017 edition, which has been graced with its fair share of upsets. Opoku Ware School, Wesley Girls, Holy Child, Pope John, Aburi Girls are among other top-ranked schools that have been “ shown their real size” in the competition by less fancied contestants.

As the competition enters its final phase this week, the stakes are high and the race towards the grand finale on Thursday is even keener.

In 2016, the final was a top level clash between Cape Coast rival schools, Adisadel College and Mfanstsipim school, and one of Ashanti’s finest schools, Opoku Ware. Adisadel College fought off the strong competition and eventually clinched their first ever National Science and Maths Quiz trophy.

A closer look at the 2017 semi-final pairings shows that the quiz enthusiasts could be served with a mouth-watering grand finale line-up of schools, but as to where the chips will fall, the picture would be clearer by close of day today [Monday].

The first contest is an all Cape Coast affair featuring Adisadel College, Ghana National College and University Practice High School. University Practice was in the final in 2015, and this year, their team has been impressive.

The second contest is a big name clash between three-time winners, Prempeh College, two time winners, Mfantsipim School and the pride of the Volta Region at this level, Mawuli School.

Prempeh has the highest score in a single contest in the competition so far, but they come face to face with their nemesis in last year’s quarterfinal, Mfantsipim School.

The last semi-final contest will see an all-boys affair with representation from Kumasi and Accra. PRESEC Legon would have to beat Kumasi High School and St Thomas Aquinas to have a fair shot at an opportunity to lift the trophy for the sixth time.

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St. Thomas Aquinas solved the final riddle on the first clue for 5 points as they overcame Nifa SHS, who saw their 3 point lead disappear at the death.

St. Thomas Aquinas SHS ended the contest with 42 points, Nifa SHS with 40 points and St. Hubert Seminary SHS with 35.

The contest was on a knife’s edge going into the final rounds with all schools separated by just 3 points.

All three schools failed to answer the first riddle but Nifa SHS pounced on the second riddle on the second clue for 4 points taking them to 40, with St. Thomas Aquinas SHS trailing with 33 at the time.

But St. Thomas Aquinas picked the final two riddles for a combined 9 points to complete their late comeback.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank.

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Speaking on The Big Issue, he disclosed that, “the amount is available to ensure that they are catered for” but stressed that “it is not an amount that has been given to them to pocket.”

[contextly_sidebar id=”cnmach3QtnJiWK3i2cqeBGH1HTmTcAnl”]”There was an amount that was agreed for the upkeep or an amount that was proposed from the US for the upkeep of the two, and that is not something that we are disbursing as a country. We are making sure that they get everything they want.”

Without disclosing much, Mr. Loh said of the amount: “I think it is about $300,000…the agreement is just for two years.”

The former Guantanamo Bay detainees were transferred to Ghana in January 2016, when they were deemed to be of minimal risk to national security to the US.

The two detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby were under detention in US custody for 14 years after being linked with terrorist group Al-Qaeda.

The two are back in the spotlight after a Supreme Court judgment indicating that the Mahama Administration needed the approval of Parliament before entering into any international agreement, like the case of the two.

A point of concern surrounding the transfer of the two was the perceived secrecy of the whole process, with the two under tight surveillance during their stay in Ghana.

Security considerations to be made

Speaking to these concerns, Mr. Loh, who during his time Parliament, was privy to sensitive information on the matter, noted that due diligence, security-wise, was done on the matter, and key stakeholders were briefed, ahead of the transfer of the two Yemen nationals.

“I know IMANI was briefed before they came in. I know Nana Akufo-Addo was briefed before they came in. I know all the key stakeholders in this country were given a proper briefing.”

The IMANI Africa president, Franklin Cudjoe, also on the show, confirmed he was briefed before the two were brought into the country, as he too indicated that a lot of the information surrounding the deal was sensitive.

“In the heat of the public uproar, I was briefed. I got a call all the way from the States… I got two calls, one possibly just before they were brought, and another one when the matter became public as well,” Mr. Cudjoe said.

Mr. Loh continued to explained that, “some of the things are so security sensitive that you cannot come and run your mouth in the public domain. A lot of the things are done at a security level. American security will not put anything in writing and send formally for somebody to intercept and put out there.”

“The modalities were worked out one after the other. We had our people travel out there. We even had General Smith, who was our ambassador at the time, go and look at the people and inspect them and debrief them before they came here.”

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Wesley Girl’s High School’s 31 points trailed Kumasi High School, who recorded 43 points, and T. I. AMASS, Fomena’s 39 points in Saturday’s first contest.

Going into the fourth round, Wesley Girls’ High School led the contest with 31 points, with the eventual victors trailing the tie with 26 points.

But the fourth round, with its True/False questions, where a correct answer is worth 2 points whereas a wrong answer attracts a penalty point, saw the Wesley Girls’ High School contestants come unstuck, as Kumasi High School took control of the tie.

By the end of the fourth round, Kumasi High School stood at 36 points with T.I. AMASS, Fomena at 35 points as Wesley Girls’ High School dropped to 26 points as a result of the multiple penalties incurred.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank.

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Mawuli School recorded 56 points to overcome West Africa SHS’s 38 and Holy Child School with 21 points.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank.

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Aduman SHS and Ghana Secondary Technical School cowered in the shadow of Prempeh as the 2015 champions recorded 82 points, with their nearest challenger trailing by 43 points in the quarterfinal contest.

GSTS finished the contest with 39 points, with Aduman SHS trailing with 31.

Prempeh’s bid for a fourth National Science & Maths Quiz crown receives a massive psychological boost after this masterful showing.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank.

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University Practice SHS broke the tie to win the contest with 51 points after being deadlocked with Tamale SHS on 48 points.

KNUST SHS, the other school in this contest, finished with 33 points.

Going into the final round, University Practice SHS entered with what looked with a comfortable 13-point lead with 48 points, but were stunned by the comeback from the Tamale SHS team, who were at the time trailing with 35 points.

But the valour of the Tamale SHS contestants did not see them through as University Practice SHS finally sealed the deal by answering the tiebreaker question.

The 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz is sponsored by the Ghana Education Service through the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and supported by Tigo, GOIL, Prudential Life Insurance, Accra College of Medicine and GCB Bank.

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