Anambra state wins President’s Inter-Secondary Schools debate championship
The Anambra state debate team has won the President Buhari’s Inter-Senior Secondary Schools debate championship and would be representing Nigeria at the World Schools Debate championship in Vietnam, in 2023.
The President’s Inter-Senior secondary schools debate championship is an annual debate championship organized by the Presidency for all States across Nigeria.
The debate competition took place in Abuja between 14th to 17th of November 2022.
The Anambra state debate team defeated all participating states in the preliminaries to battle it out with the Nasarawa state team in the grand finale held at the Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters, Abuja.
The teams argued on ‘This House Believes that Technology has done more harm than good in the 21st century’. Proposing the motion, the Anambra state debate team performed exceptionally, earning the applause of the judges and magnanimous crowd to win the National First Place. Nasarawa and Abia state debate teams came second and third respectively.
The State delegation was led by Mrs Amaka Anekwe, the state debate coordinator and the state debate coaches, John Onuigbo and Chiagozie Udorji.
The debaters were Ezechukwu Emmanuel and Okey-Okonkwo John of All Hallows Seminary Onitsha, Okafor Obioma of Mater Amabilis Secondary School Umuoji and Mbachu Promise of St Michael’s Model Comprehensive Sec Sch Nimo.
The win qualifies the Anambra state debate team as the National flag bearer at the World Schools Debate Championships in Vietnam in 2023.
