By: Mojeed Ajibola
The 8th edition of the annual debate competition at the University of Ibadan, known as Jaw War, started on Tuesday with the inter-halls first rounds where halls of residence competed against one another.
The debate competition which was held at the New Faculty Lecture Theatre (NFLT) of the Faculty of Technology had ten Halls of Residence in the competition.
Idia and Indy debated on the topic: Should Sports Organisations ban countries based on socio-political issues; ABH and Kuti on Should network neutrality be legalized; Zik and Queens slugged it out on the topic: “Corporal punishment should be banned amongst School-Aged children”; Lord Tedder and Obafemi Awolowo argued on: “Key to universal healthcare in Nigeria: Health insurance or health personnel?” And Mellanby challenged Bello on the topic: “Should Nigeria favour a value-based healthcare model?”
The results of the debates are as follow: INDY 66.83% VS IDIA 65.2%. ZIK 65% VS QUEENS ELIZABETH 59%. LORD TEDDER 63.8% VS AWO 65.67%. KUTI 67.66% VS ABH 63.8%. BELLO 75.12% VS MELLANBY 69.33%
Michael Barnabas, the first speaker from Sultan Bello Hall emerged as the overall best speaker in the debate.
The second leg of the Inter-Hall Draws continues on Friday.
