After mum promised him PS5 game console, kid excels in exam

After mum promised him PS5 game console, kid excels in exam

- A kid has outperformed his parents' expectation in his exam after he was promised a PS5 game console

- Taking to Twitter, his mother said that the bar set for him was to make 320/400 but the boy scored 43 more marks

- The boy's mum, therefore, wondered how she can go about fulfilling her promise to the kid

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There is something very motivational about a reward system that makes it often work. A Nigerian mother with the Twitter handle @Ada_Ojilibeka used it for her son and it delivered a great result.

In a tweet on Wednesday, November 17, the mother said that after she promised her son a Play Station (PS) 5 game console provided he makes the 320/400 in his secondary school entrance examination, the boy performed beyond her expectation.

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Spurred by the joy of owning one of the few favourite gadgets among gamers, the boy 'cleared' the exam and got 363/400.

The boy passed his exam with an amazing score.
Photos sources: @Ada_Ojilibeka, Phil Barker
The boy passed his exam with an amazing score. Photos sources: @Ada_Ojilibeka, Phil Barker
Source: Twitter

Now the mother is on a 'hunt' for the money as she rhetorically asked tweeps:

"Does anybody have a brand new spare PS5 Abeg!"

According to the Play Station blog, the starting market price of the console is $399 (N152,098.80).

See her full post below:

Many Nigerians took to her comment section and reacted massively:

@psalmyijeomah said:

"At this score, he deserves a PS6."

@chidex911 said:

"PS5 will dull his intelligence and distract him. Tell him Sony have recognized him. He now needs to study hard to work with Sony Inc."

@edwardlaji said:

"Man on a mission Congratulations son keep going the ceiling is made of breakable material smash it."

@OrizzleP said:

"Ah iro oh, it’s Brand New we want for him oh, it isn’t easy... set up an account for him and we shall donate ASAP; he deserves it and More, Congratulations to him!!! It shouldn’t be reality tv shows alone that should be celebrated, this type of success should too!"

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@IfehChristian said:

"Congrats young champ! Pls Ma with all due respect do the needful. Agreement is always an agreement."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young lady who scored excellent marks in 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination was gifted a brand new car by her parents.

In a video that went viral, the young lady was being presented with the car by a woman believed to be her mother.

Before the key to the new Hyundai Elantra was handed over, the woman was heard saying a prayer for the SHS graduate and encouraged her to replicate the same kind of results in future.

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.