Result of Ugonmuta Foundation Annual Undergraduate Essay Competition (16th Edition) 2023

The 2023 (16th edition) of Ugonmuta Foundation Annual Undergraduate Essay Competition was held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Monsignor Maduka Secondary School Hall Ekwulobia.

As usual, only undergraduate students of Ekwulobia in any tertiary institution (universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and monotechnics) were eligible to participate in the competition.

1. Essay Topic

The 2023 Annual Iwaji Festival of Ekwulobia was unique. It was an occasion to celebrate the return of peace and unity in the town. The youths played a commendable role in the restoration of peace and in the successful organisation of the event.

You are required to:

• Discuss the major issues which often cause disagreement and suggest appropriate measures to be taken to resolve such issues quickly and peacefully.
• Suggest priority development projects which the new dynamic executive of the community could package and present to the community for adoption and speedy implementation

2. Prize Winners

Based on the average of scores returned by three independent assessors, the following students emerged as the prize winners in the competition.

A. Main Prizes

• First Prize: (N50,000)
  Winner: OKEKE TOBENNA
  Community: Ula – Ekwulobia
  Institution: Pope John Paul Major Seminary, Okpuno (Affiliated to Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka)
  Department: Philosophy
  Year of Study: Third year (300 level)

• Second Prize: (N30,000)
  Winner: CHINAZO EDWIN JESSICA
  Community: Agba – Ekwulobia
  Institution: University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  Department: Combined Biological Sciences
  Year of Study: Third year (300 level)

• Third Prize: (N20,000)
  Winner: CHUKWUMUANYA FAITH CHINAZA
  Community: Umuchiana – Ekwulobia
  Institution: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
  Department: School of Pharmacy
  Year of Study: Fourth Year (400 level)

B. Consolation Prizes

• Fourth Prize: (N10,000)
  Winner: OKONKWO LOVETH NKIRUKA
  Community: Umuchi – Ekwulobia
  Institution: College of Nursing Sciences, Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka.
  Department: Nursing Sciences
  Year of Study: Third year (300 level)

• Fifth Prize: (N10,000)
  Winner: OKOYE CHINECHEM NJIDEKA
  Community: Ula – Ekwulobia
  Institution: Federal University of Technology, Owerri
  Department: Microbiology
  Year of Study: Third year (300 level)

• Sixth Prize: (N10,000)
  Winner: EZEUCHU CHIOMA JANE
  Community: Okpo – Ekwulobia
  Institution: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli Campus
  Department: Biochemistry
  Year of Study: Second year (200 level)

Congratulations to all prize winners!

3. Presentation of Prizes

Date: December 30 Saturday, 2023 by 5pm
Venue: Residence of Prof. (Ichie) Francis O. Okafor (Ezeugonmuta)
Founder, Ugonmuta Foundation for Educational Development