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.