By Ajayi Samiat
The Lagos State University (LASU), along with 3 other universities has qualified for the final stage of the 5th edition of the Lagos State University Students' Union (LASUSU) 2022 Inter-varsity Debate Competition (LIVDC) which held on Monday, December 5 at the Students' Arcade Hallowed Chambers, Ọjọ campus.
Out of 10 universities that were invited for the competition, 9 participated in the debate round while 7 participated in the speech round of the semi-finals. The 4 qualified institutions for the finals namely Lagos State University (LASU), University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, and Olabisi Onabanjo University qualified for the finals.
ACJ-LASU gathered that the first session of the competition was a debate competition while the second was a speech competition with the topic, "I as the special adviser to the presidential of Nigeria."
Making up the judges and panelists seats were Victory Adekanbi, John Ebi, Ibrahim Fatoyinbo, Mr Niyi Ojemakinde, Dr Ganiu Bamgbose , Dr Jamiu Olakunle, and Olakunle Tijani.
Speaking to ACJ-LASU on the organization of the debate was a representative of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Afolayan Sophia who commended the hosts of the event saying, "We had to check in on Sunday. But the organizing team has been as effective as humanly possible. So that consideration makes it bearable".
On other hand, Chairperson of the 5th edition of LASUSU 2022 Intervarsity Debate Planning Committee, Miss Erhuvwu spoke to ACJ-LASU expressing her delight at the attendance of the event, hoping that the finals will record a better turnout of students.
She said, "The debate competition is going differently from how I envisaged it to be. Yes. I mentally prepared for the success of the competition but considering how low our publicity was, at some point i did not expect the turnout. Concerning the grand finale tomorrow, we are really hoping we get the turnout because that is the only thing the committee really needs at the moment. Initially, i didn't envisage it to be all that good but now it is actually looking like the LIVDC is doing well."
Explaining the challenges faced in the course of organizing the event, Miss Erhuvwu said, "But, thankfully, with the help of the persons on my committee, and every other person, i was able to still pull of the debate.It was also very stressful to manage the welfare of the participants of this schools which is approximately 3 perosns from each school. And it has been really stressful."
In addition, she commended the fairness of the judges/panelists as satisfactory saying, "Very fair, actually. We were careful enough to not have judges affiliated with LASU. And these universities have different team codes too so these judges cannot even identify speakers by their schools."
Meanwhile, among the dignitaries present at the semi-finals stage of the debate competition were the LASUSU President, Comr. Adelakun Moses Adeoye; Vice President, Kelani Oladayo, among others.
Notably, the finals of the debate competition is scheduled to hold on the 6th of December, 2022 at the Buba Marwa Main Auditorium, Ojo Campus.
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