Here's the BIG ONE!
The 'I BEG TO DIFFER' FINAL is LIVE!
Fabian Chigbundu versus Stephanie Ameh
Topic 1: European Colonization in Africa Has Had A More Positive Than Negative Impact.
Topic 2: The Central Bank Should Let The Naira Float.
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Meet our first finalist
13-year-old Fabian Chigbundu from Cayley College
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Meet 15-year-old Stephanie Ameh fro The International School, University of Lagos.
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The will debate the topics:
Topic 1: European Colonization in Africa Has Had A More Positive Than Negative Impact.
Topic 2: The Central Bank Should Let The Naira Float.
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Quick introduction of the judges
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Who will be our grand prize winner!
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@SEzekwesili for one last time reads the rules of the debate
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Here's the first topic in today's final debate
Topic 1: European Colonization in Africa Has Had A More Positive Than Negative Impact.
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Colonization brought about Christianity which led to the ending of many social vices like killing of twins.
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Colonization brought about health care system and the ability of Africa to trade internationally.
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Colonization brought about Industrialization and development
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Historians have failed to tell us the truth about Colonization
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Colonization has led to the uneven distribution of wealth in the world.
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Colonization has made Africans inferior to themselves
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Colonization has made Africans forget their culture and adopt a foreign culture
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Stephanie goes first in rebutting her opponent's points
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Africa would have developed regardless of the Europeans coming to Africa
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Fabian takes his turn for the rebuttal round
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The positives of European coming to Nigeria outweighs the negative.
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They adopted our culture just as we adopted theirs
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Colonization brought about advancement in our healthcare.
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Colonization eradicated our crude method of trading by barter
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Colonization brought about tribalism
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Colonial powers only exploited the African continent
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Time for the next topic of today's debate.
Topic 2: The Central Bank Should Let The Naira Float.
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The Naira should be allowed to float to remove the effect of government on the currency.
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Naira should be floated because maintaining a peg on the Naira will cost the country a lot more
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Allowing the Naira Float because it removes the need foe artificial demand and supply.
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Allowing the Naira Float is like having a plane without a pilot
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Allowing naira to float will lead to artificial scarcity in the monetary system
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Allowing the Naira Float, can lead to capital flight
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The rebuttal round is LIVE
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Allowing the Naira to float will lead to a huge drop in the value of the Naira
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Quick break before the final round
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The results are next
Who will be the next I Beg To Differ Champions?
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Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 Fabian Chigbundu
He is our 1 MILLION NAIRA WINNER
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Congratulations 🎊 👏 Fabian!!
📹Brilliant son meets proud mom🥹
Moment, Fabian reunites with his family after winning One Million Naira winner in the 'I Beg To Differ' students debate tournament
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