The winners of the 2026 Bishop Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition for Secondary Schools in Nigeria were rewarded at the 25th Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture. The students wrote on the topic 'Democracy at the Crossroads: Electoral Credibility, Judicial Integrity and the Future of Nigeria'. Clinton Chimenem Agburum of Deeper Life High School, Port Harcourt, emerged as the overall winner, receiving N800,000, a laptop, trophy, and plaque, while his school received a desktop computer. Alimi-Adeiga Mosorireoluwa from Holyland Senior College, Ipaja, came second and received N500,000, a laptop, and plaque.
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