The event featured a spoken word exhibition and contest, a dramatic interlude, and lectures from eloquent speakers.

While delivering his lecture on how the media drives social change, the Head of Station of Rédíò Afínjú, Osogbo, Adedayo Oderinu, hinted that Radio as a mode of knowledge transfer is underrated.

He further stated that the medium connects the privileged to the underprivileged, adding that the Radio is the strongest platform to reach the grassroots.

Oderinu also noted that Radio broadcasting plays a major role in positive social advocacy as it sensitizes the masses on virtues and warns against social vices, while stressing that Radio is the moral police of society.

In the same vein, a lecturer from the Department of Sociology, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, Funke Awodiya, affirmed that spoken word is an essential tool for social transformation in this digital world, as it is easier for people to consume than read a full text.

She further urged upcoming poets to be conscious of their immediate environment, saying this will assist them in infusing awareness into their creative work.

In his keynote address, legendary songwriter Segun Akinlolu, popularly known as Beautiful Nubia, noted that he got his musical gift from his mother, as he has been writing songs since he was 9 years old.

While imploring creative minds to keep their hopes in the country alive, he opined that they can also use their creative works to criticize and propose solutions to society’s ills.

Also, the Chairman of Western Spring Television, Femi Adefila, commended the organizers of the event and however encouraged the guests, most especially students, to seek knowledge, as knowledgeable ones are the change-makers in society.

He also urged them not to see temporary setbacks as a blockage to their success but rather as a hurdle to jump.

Similarly, the former Osun State Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, advised the students to stay focused and approach their studies with dedication and seriousness.

At the end of the spoken word contest, Giwa Asiat, who came first, went home with #200,000.00, the first runner-up, Akintan Ralph, went home with ₦150,000.00, while the second runner-up, Mercy Olagunju, got ₦70,000.00.