"We Continue to Raise the Bar": 5 Anambra Pupils Emerge Winners at National Debate Championship

"We Continue to Raise the Bar": 5 Anambra Pupils Emerge Winners at National Debate Championship

  • Anambra State has continued to raise the bar in education as five pupils from the state emerged winners at the National Debate Championship in Abuja
  • The winners, Okey-Okonkwo John, Okafor Obioma, Mmadugafor Chiamaka, Anikwuolum Adaeze and Nwamgbada Annabel, will represent Nigeria in Dubai
  • They are pupils of All Hallows Seminary Onitsha, Mater Amabilis Secondary School Umuoji, Queen of the Rosary College Onitsha and Capital City Secondary School Awka

Five secondary school pupils from Anambra state, Okey-Okonkwo John, Okafor Obioma, Mmadugafor Chiamaka, Anikwuolum Adaeze and Nwamgbada Annabel, have emerged winners at the National Debate Championship in Abuja.

The Anambra State Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement shared on Monday, July, via its official Twitter account, @MinOfEdu_AN.

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Five Anambra pupils emerge winners at National Debate Championship in Abuja. Photo Credit:@MinOfEdu_AN
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The ministry added that the pupils would represent Nigeria in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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According to the statement, the pupils from Anambra emerged winners in the competition, which was held at the Federal Ministry of Education headquarters in Abuja from the 10th to the 14th of July 2023.

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“Anambra State continues to raise the bar and makes its mark in the realm of debating, shining as a beacon of intellectual prowess and excellence,” the statement reads in part.

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