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The Caleb University, Lagos, came second in the week-long event, which ended on Friday, while Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa, and Covenant University, Ogun came 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively.
Newsmen report that Turkish Nile University got a cash award of N500, 000, Caleb University, N350, 000, Bingham
University, N150, 000 and Covenant University, N80, 000.
The theme of the 2017 edition of the debate was: “The
United Nations and Global Economy: Implications for
Regression, Recession and Regeneration for the Nigeria
youth.’’
Saraki noted that the debate had created a platform for
Nigerian youths to contribute their quota to the Federal
Government policy making processes was aimed at
providing future for Nigerians.
She emphasised the need for students to be well informed
about happenings in the country to be able to respond, as
well as suggest solutions to them.
The wife of the Senate president said she was motivated to promote the educational system of the country hence she sponsored the debate.
“ I am not just inspired by the education of our youths but
I am also a lover of education and humanity.
“I believe education is the right of every citizen and
everybody must be educated,’’ she said.
Saraki, however, called on well meaning Nigerians to
invest in the education of the youth, adding that when
educated, they could take leadership position and
transform the country.
Prof. Femi Ajayi, President of NIPUD said that the debate
was organised to address some of the challenges facing
the country.
Ajayi said that youths’ involvement in the policy process
of the country was critical to ensure overall development.
He, however, called on the Federal Government to
objectively scrutinize the communiqué that would be
issued at the end of the exercise to address some of the
issues.
Ajayi urged other stakeholders to emulate Mrs Saraki, and
other donors to sponsor subsequent editions of the
debate.
“We can’t do these things on our own, we are calling on
stakeholders, who will actually have the sense of helping
the youths, helping the communities toward development
to actually come and support all this things.
“So many things were discussed in the debates and
especially, our lawmakers have to sit up, they have to
legislate properly for the development of this country.
“This is necessary so that the messages we are sending
across can really go down to affect the country
positively,’’ he said.
He also called on other private universities to participate
in the debate for the overall development of the country.
Miss Ummi Sani-Danbatta, a participant from Nile
University, who was given the prize for the most
articulate presenter, said she was elated by the
encomium showered on her school for best performance.
Sani-Danbatta called on the government at all levels to
organise more of such programmes to sharpen young
minds.
Mr Micheal Adebayo from Caleb University said the
issues debated on should not stop at the debate arena
but should be critically analyzed and discussed by the
government.
Ten universities participated in the 5th edition of the
debate. The students lurked on topics like “Country that solely depend on food security will go bankruptcy,’’ “Industrial diversification of the country will promote employment,’’ among others.
The institutions which participated in the debate are:
Bingham University, Evangel University, Nile University,
Caleb University and Igbinedion University.
Others are Veritas University, Afe Babalola University,
Rhema University, Babcock University and Covenant
University.
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