Abia State Governor Alex Otti has announced a cash gift of ₦1 million each to the five students who represented Abia State and Nigeria at the International Schools Debate Championship in Doha, Qatar, 2026.
The governor also announced a full education sponsorship up to university level by the Alex Otti Foundation for the captain of the Abia contingent, 15-year-old Miss Esther Christian, who lost her father at the age of four.
Otti made the announcements on Saturday at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia, the state capital, while hosting the victorious Abia students.
Otti also awarded ₦1 million to the winner of the recent National Essay Competition, Onyinyechi Okonkwo of Ovom Girls Secondary School; ₦750,000 each to the officials who accompanied the debate team, and ₦1.75 million to Abia Model Basic Junior Secondary School, Abayi Umuocham Osisioma Ngwa, which produced the champions.
Presenting their trophies, medals and certificates, Otti reaffirmed his
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