04/05/2026
😂 THE DAY I DEFENDED GARRI IN SCHOOL DEBATE 😂
Back in secondary school, our English teacher made the mistake of choosing me, Oluwafemi, to represent my house in an inter-school debate 🎤😂
The topic was:
“Which Is Better: Garri or Rice?”
Immediately I heard it, I stood up and shouted:
“Madam, my mama the sell garri I'm gonna win this debate....😜
The whole class burst into laughter.
My opponent was one fine girl from another school, Amara, representing Rice 🍚✨
She adjusted her tie like she was defending PhD thesis and said:
“Rice is food of celebration 🎉
No wedding is complete without rice.
No birthday is successful without rice.
No Christmas is valid without rice.
Nobody says:
‘Come celebrate with us, we are serving soaked garri and groundnut.’”
Crowd laughed 😂😂
She continued:
“Rice has class 😌
Rice has packaging 💅
Rice has varieties:
Jollof, Fried, Coconut, Ofada, White Rice & Stew 🍛
Rice enters party with confidence.
Rice wears suit and tie 👔
Garri enters in rubber bowl.”
Audience screamed 😭🤣
Then she dropped final bomb 💣:
“Rice is for champions 🏆
Athletes eat rice.
Presidents eat rice.
Garri is what people eat when things are not moving well.”
Thunderous applause 👏🔥
Even my own classmates were clapping.
Traitors. 😒😂
Then it was my turn 😎
I adjusted my oversized school trousers and stepped forward like a warrior 🕺
“Good day honorable judges, respected audience, and my opponent speaking under the influence of jollof propaganda…” 🤣
“Today I stand to defend not just a food…
I stand to defend a LEGEND 💪A SURVIVOR 🫡
A SAVIOR OF HUMANITY 🙌I stand to defend…
GARRI!!!”......
Half the students shouted:
“YEEEEEE!!!” 😂🔥
I asked the judges:
“Do you have garri in your house?” 👀
They laughed........
One judge nodded 😂.....
I shouted: “Exactly! Because Garri is the LAST HOPE OF MANKIND!”
When rice finishes — Garri is there 🫡
When salary never enter — Garri is there 💸
When mummy says “manage till month end” — Garri appears like superhero 🦸 audien
