AE-FUNAI Wins 2024 All Nigerian Universities Debating And Public Speaking Championship
From Omaka OKOH (Abakaliki)
Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi state, has won the 11th edition of All Nigerian Universities Debating and Public Speaking Championship, 2024.
Miss Uchenna Chinwendu Lydia of the Department of Agricultural Science and Extension clinched the first position in Public Speaking at the annual championship held at Veritas University, Abuja from September 8-15, 2024.
The All-Nigerian Universities Debating and Public Speaking Championship is an annual event that brings students of universities together to debate on issues of national and international interests.
The goal of the competition is to sharpen the students’ capacity for logical reasoning and critical thinking as well as imbibe in them the evaluative skills that would enable them to identify problems and also be able to proffer solutions to the identified problems.
The university was represented at the championship by a 6-man team led by the coach/ staff adviser, Nwabunwanne Igweadiani.
Students’ members of the team include Stanley Chiemerie Nwele (Law), Uchemna Chinwendu Lydia (Agricultural Science and Extension), Ogbonna Godsfavour (Physiology), Ngene Comfort Chinasa (Psychology) and Egwu Gold (Nursing Science).
Also at the event, Ogbonna Godsfavour clinched the 2nd position in the novice public speaking adjudication as well as the 8th best novice debater.
On the other hand, Egwu Gold competed as an adjudicator in the public speaking stream and was adjudged as the 2nd best performing adjudicator.
While commending the exploits of the students at the national championship, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sunday Elom, noted that the students’ accomplishments in Public Speaking over the years have brought honour and respect to the university, not only in the country but across the African continent and the world at large.
He assured of his administration’s unflinching commitment towards the training of students to acquire the requisite functional knowledge and sellable skills to be globally competitive on graduation.
