Nigeria Debate Championship begins November 5th, 2007

[Jerry C. Nwigwe]

Debate And Development Resource Center- Nigeria (DEDERC) , the coordinator of Nigeria Debate Movement is pleased to invite Nigerian schools to participate in the second edition of The Nigerian Debate 2007 (TND 2007). This two (2 weeks) long debate championship is aimed at developing the critical thinking ability of the students, communication skills and raise issue awareness. 
  Dederc has gotten approval from the ministry of Education to partner with all the schools involved to organize this championship.   
  This championship is divided into four rounds with one topic each. It is scheduled to start on Monday the 5th of November 2007 to Monday the 19nd of November 2007 .
  The following teachers have been chosen to coordinate the debates in their various groups. The includes; Mr Casmir Ugbong  to be assisted by Mrs Loreto Enyong(Group A), Mrs  Eme Etim  to be assisted by Mr. Alex Timothy (Group B) and Mr. Columba Abuo to be assisted by Malachy Afi (Group C). These coordinators will ensure easy and smooth compliance of all the rules and regulation of the debate exercise as well as sensitization of the students on the Karl Popper format of debate that was used during the last The People Speak 2006. 
  This year event has been expanded to accommodate more schools, so as to increase debating awareness amongst students. In that regards, it’s going to be a knock out contest. It is expected that the host schools should provide an enabling environment and wonderful debating atmosphere for this exercise.  Each school is expected to chose a date and time from 5th of November, and communicates across to DEDERC so as to be assign with independent debate judges. The debate winner will emerge solely on points as well as the runner up. 
  The first round is expected to commence from 5th of November and ends before November 7th, this will be followed by the quarter finals on Friday 9th of November, 2007. The Semi-finals will come up on Tuesday 13th November, while the finals will be on Friday 16th of November 2007.
  This are the topics for all the rounds, and the format of the debate is IDEA Karl Popper.
            We should have term limits for political positions in Nigeria
   
      Immunity clause should be allowed in Nigeria constitution. 
      It is better to combat terrorism by reducing its causes than by fighting its symptoms.
   
      Resolved: Market mechanisms are preferable to regulatory approaches in reducing carbon emissions

  For more information, please contact us on info at debate.kabissa.org or call +234-8036720776.
   
  Jerry Nwigwe
  Coordinator
  DEDERC - Nigeria
  10 IBB Way, Calabar
  P.o Box 2997
  Cross River State
  Nigeria
   
  Debate And Development Resource Centre- Nigeria is a youth-led not- for-profit voluntary association that operates across Nigeria to allow students from hundreds of schools and community organizations to participate in an education-based activity that promotes the development of communication, interpersonal and leadership skills through active engagement in discussion and participation in community development. In line with its effort in developing debate in Nigeria schools and public life. It coordinates the activities of Nigeria Debate movement, a network of debate associations across Nigeria which is made up of teachers and youth workers. 
   
  DEDERC Provide a common platform for interaction between political leaders; civil society activists and citizens and also assist in the selection and preparation of a Nigerian team for major Schools Debating Championships. The organization investigates opportunities and develops links for international co-operation/ competition; and promotes the skills of debating and public speaking in education and in the community at large.
  DEDERC has organized series of programs aimed at strengthening debating in Nigerian schools and public life’s. They include Two International Debate training for Teachers and Youth workers in Nigeria in collaboration with International Debate Education Association (IDEA). We have also supported our partners in program development and step down debate trainings for schools across the country.
  The Organization provides the following assistance for schools and Universities: 
    
   General advice on debating and how to get debating started in schools and Universities.  
   Debate training for schools, colleges and Universities in Nigeria  
   Basic support for setting up local debating events.  
   Guidelines on the rules and procedures of debating competitions and formats.  
   Schools’ Debating Championships.  
   Publications including local debating resource materials.  
   Training for judges and teachers. 

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