BY SIKIRU AKINOLA, OAU

THE Pharmacy Foyer of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ile was filled to the brim as the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigerian Students (PANS) organised a sensitization programme tagged: Headroom which comprised oratory contest and edutalk.

The event which was the first of its kind was chaired by a popular and radical social analyst who is a lecturer at the faculty, Prof. Adebayo Lamikanra. The event was organised by the executives of PANS to stimulate the minds of Pharmacy students and to give an insight into the opportunities available for students to study abroad.

Issues of local, national and international interests were discussed while the oratory competition was keenly contested. Dr. O.I Adeyemi and Dr (Mrs) Moji Olateju were in attendance.

In her speech, Educational Advisor in the office of the US Consulate-General, Margaret Anyigbo enjoined the students to study very well. She noted that her office is open to all students who need advice on how to get foreign admission. She said studying abroad is not as difficult as people think.

In the oratory competition, the 200 level students represented by Adeola Agboola defeated other classes to clinch the first position while the part one represented by Obianuju Ndedigwe came second.

While thanking everybody for making the event worthwhile, the president of PANS, Ayoola Onifade was full of praises for his colleagues while he observed that there was an urgent need for pharmacy students to continually equip themselves intellectually in order to tackle the challenges ahead. The final-year student thanked the PANS staff adviser, Dr G. Olayiwola who contributed in no small way to the success of the event.