Rivers State has emerged winner of the 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Inter-Secondary Schools Debate Championship after a keen contest involving eight schools.
The state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, also commended the winners, describing their victory as “a great feat”.
Team Rivers, represented by Community Secondary School, Abuloma, Port Harcourt, defeated Team Kwara at the grand finale held at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt.
The Chief Adjudicator of the competition and Deputy Director, Federal Ministry of Education, Adigun Ayodele, disclosed this while announcing the winners at the end of the competition.
Ayodele also said Sokoto State came third after defeating the representatives from Ebonyi State.
