TLDS Holds Press Conference, seeds Jaw War Draw

Faoziyah Oderinlo

The Literary & Debating Society (TLDS), University of Ibadan has announced the theme and the draws for the 8th Jaw War edition. The theme, as announced, is ‘disruptive conversations – The African state in perspective’.

The announcement was made by the president of the society, Williams Neyen in the press conference that was held at the African Regional Center of the institution to brief press men on the modalities of this competition.

“This theme emphasizes the need to analyze and critically examine the state and Relevance of Africa and Nigeria, the giant of Africa, in particular. We would reflect on the current state of the continent by debating over 30 topics cutting across various sectors and proffering solid solutions that would continue to shape the nation as globally relevant,” she said.

The seeding of draws was anchored by the Editor-in-Chief of the Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) UI, Oluwatobi Odeyinka.

For the first round hall category the following is the draw: Queen Idia VS Great Independence; Alexander Brown VS Ransom Kuti; Nnamdi Azikwe VS Queen Elizabeth; Lord Tedder VS Obafemi Awolowo; Sultan Bello VS Kenneth Mellanby

For the preliminary Faculty category, the following is the draw: Agriculture VS Education; Technology VS Basic Medical Sciences; Clinical Sciences VS Dentistry; Science VS Arts; Vet Medicine VS Environment Design & Management; Economics VS Public Health; Pharmacy VS Renewable & Natural Resources; Law VS Social Sciences.

The competition is scheduled to start by March 20, 2023 and end by April 21, 2023.