Anambra State has emerged winner of the 55th Independence Anniversary President’s Inter-SUBEB Debate Competition. 15 states and Police Secondary School participated in the competition, which took place at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The states are Anambra, Imo, Kaduna, Zamfara, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Niger, Oyo, Ogun, Kwara and Benue, Kebbi, Ebonyi, Kastina, and Plateau State. Kaduna came second while Niger emerged third.
Ogun State government sponsored the competition which held for four days and featured preliminary, second, quarter final, semi-final and final stages. While addressing the debaters and the panel of judges, Elder Dare Oritu, the National Co-coordinator of the President’s Schools Debate Competition, urged the students to be confident as they present their arguments. Oritu added that members of the advisory board of the President’s Schools debate Competition are men of integrity .
The Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Ministry of Science justified the decision of Ogun State government to organise the debate and assured the debaters and judges and other dignitaries that the state would give them excellent reception all though their stay in Abeokuta.
The chairman of the Advisory Board of the debate competition, Professor Jerry Agada, thanked the state government for hosting the competition and assured the audience that the Board will continue to work hard to ensure success of the competition. The Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga, represented Governor Ibikunle Amosun.
The dinner at the end of the competition was hosted by former President Obasanjo at the Liberty Hotel, Abeokuta.
The chairman of the Advisory Board of the debate competition, Professor Jerry Agada, thanked the state government for hosting the competition and assured the audience that the Board will continue to work hard to ensure success of the competition. The Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga, represented Governor Ibikunle Amosun.
The dinner at the end of the competition was hosted by former President Obasanjo at the Liberty Hotel, Abeokuta.
STUDENTS at the basic education level in Nigeria will converge on Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, for an inter-state SUBEB debate.
The former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has agreed to personally attend the event, according to the National Coordinator, Mr President School Debate Programme, Nigeria (PSDP), Elder Dare Oritu.
The PSDP has been organising series of inter-school and inter-state debates among primary, junior and senior schools in the country to promote unity and boost learning as well as encourage effective public speaking skills among the youth.
“Annually, we organise debate tournaments for these children in different categories to celebrate Nigeria’s independence anniversary. This year, the former president, Chief Obasanjo, has magnanimously agreed to celebrate the 55th Independence Anniversary with Nigerian youths at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta.
“Our participating students are drawn from the 36 states in the country, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), courtesy of the States’ Universal Basic Education Board.
“The Ogun State government has volunteered to accommodate the participants with cash award awaiting the outstanding teams.”
According to Elder Oritu, the programme is scheduled to start from October 11 through 16, 2015. Some state governors have been nominated for award in recognition of their achievements in their various states.
Among governors to be given awards are the Oyo State governor, Senator Isiaka Ajimobi; Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.
He appealed to all the chairmen of SUBEBs in the country to encourage their students to attend the programme.
