The Obafemi Awolowo University, represented by the OAU Literary and Debating Society (OAULDS), competed and won a medal at the Word War VI organized by the University of Ilorin, where the representative of the University demonstrated outstanding skills in both debate and public speaking.
Five OAU students competed in the three categories at the tournament. In the Novice Debate category, Grillo Adedolapo and Adebanjo Oluwademilade of Team Please Take It Easy On Us shined brightly by breaking right from the preliminary stage to the partial semifinals with 8 points and advanced as the 6th breaking team with a total of 769 speaks.
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Sanni Adedolapo and Amosu Sharon of Team Exceptionals swiftly followed suit by advancing from the preliminary stage to the partial semifinals as the 9th breaking team with 8 points and a total of 757 speaks. After both teams won the partial semifinals, they advanced to the semifinals.
This was an amazing feat especially for Grillo Adedolapo, Amosu Sharon and Sanni Dolapo who happened to be attending their first British parliamentary debate tournament.
Additionally, Thomas Ajake, along with his partner, Peter Chiamaka, from the team God Abeg broke to the Open semifinals from the in rounds on 10 points with a total of 787 speaks.
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Parallel to the debate competitions, Sanni Adedolapo and Grillo Adedolapo also participated in the public speaking category. Grillo Adedolapo proceeded to the semifinals and won a well-deserved medal of the Eighth Best Public Speaker in the tournament.
Speaking with the OAULDS President, Israel Ajake, he expressed his pride in the team’s performance, particularly the novice speakers.