Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has emerged winner of the 2024 Campus Debate and Capacity Building Conference organised by the National Orientation Agency.
Tagged ‘7 for 7 National Values Charter,’ LAUTECH defeated five other tertiary institutions at the grand finale held at Ikeja, Lagos, to win the N20million grand prize.
The debate saw representatives of the six tertiary institutions that emerged winners from the six geopolitical zones during the debate themed “Criticising and dissenting peacefully while maintaining love for one’s country,” at Tuesday’s grand finale.
After voting by the general public, LAUTECH, represented by Adekunle Ayomide and Oladeji Oluwashina, was declared the winner while Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the University of Ilorin emerged first and second runners-up respectively.
Courtesy of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, LAUTECH also received an additional N1million.
