School Children Win Big at Cowbell Chocolate Animal Game Show

Children from about 30 nursery and primary schools in Lagos were at weekend treated to various games at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos.

The event which was sponsored by Cowbell Chocolate, one of the leading products of Promasidor Nigeria Limited is an yearly event, which is designed to mark the children’s day celebration, is in its fifth year.

It was a day of fanfare, talent display and variety shows for, and by the joyous children, who staged a parade, mimed songs, performed choreographic dances and played games. They all arrived at the venue in glowing Cowbell Chocolate colours to slug it out in various exciting animal games.

Mr. Kachi Onubogu, general manager, marketing of Promasidor said the aim of the company’s sponsorship of the event is to bring children together to share joy with one another on a day dedicated to them by the whole world.

 According to him it is the practice of Promasidor to get involved in all events that will excite the children and make such events memorable for them. The company sponsors events all over the country and these include inter-house sports in schools and other children-specific events.

“All Promasidor products are children-friendly. And this is our strength, which is being felt all over Nigeria,” he said.

At the league round of five games which included: Ball in the Air, Zoo Garden Ball Race, Fishing Game, Egg laying Game and Tortoise Balloon Hammer Game, Jolayemi Nursery and Primary School of Epe led the pack with the highest points by winning the Ball in the air game in Group A.

It was followed by Air Force School which won  the Tortoise Balloon Hammer Game in Group E. Queensland Academy won the Egg laying game in group D, Liham School Iwaya won the Zoo Garden Ball Race in group B while Toria School from Yaba won the fishing game in group C.

At the final round which is the Cowbell Choco Fortune Game, Air Force Primary School overtook Jolayemi to clinch the trophy and went home with N50,000 cash prize plus a promotional packages, while Jolayemi Nursery and Primary School of Epe went home with N40,000 cash prize and promotional packages.

Toria School, Yaba came third and went home with N30,000 and various promotional packages too. Nobody was a loser at the Cowbell Chocolate sponsored event as every child present had a  sumptuous meal and went home with a shirt and promotional materials. Each of them was also entitled to a raffle ticket.

It was a day of great excitement for the children. The high point of the show was the raffle draws where all the pupils played for three BMX bicycles and other consolation prizes. Feyisayo Ibidapo-Elegbe of Toria School Yaba , Tobi Adedayo of Yemtoik School Oshodi and Omoniyi Timilehin also of Toria School won the bicycles.

Congratulating the children on the occasion, the wife of the chairman of Surulere Local Government Council, Mrs. Mosunmola Folami who represented the wife of the Lagos State governor, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola, enjoined the children to always emulate good conducts, obey their teachers and parents and should shun anything that could bring disrepute to their families.

Also speaking at the event, the Brand Manager, Dairy Category of Promasidor, Dr. Obinna Anyalebechi said that Cowbell Chocolate, the sponsoring brand of the games is a brand mostly enjoyed by children of nursery and primary school age.

He added that the sponsorship of the event was an effort to honour the children and give them a day of fun in a bid to create in them the spirit of sportsmanship.

“It is their special day and Cowbell Chocolate is their special brand. So they have all honoured the invitation to come and have fun,” Anyalebechi said