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The 2025 Healthy Living Cooking Competition organized by the Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo witnessed a shocker on Friday, as a male student, Ikechukwu Ifechukwu emerged winner of the annual event.
At the ceremony held at the Light House, Awka, Ifechukwu, from St Charles College, Onitsha, and his partner, who represented Onitsha zone, won the competition by defeating female contestants from schools in Aguata and Nnewi zones, who emerged 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The participants were tasked to choose their recipe and several delicacies, from start to finish within a time-lag of one hour, twenty minutes.
They were assessed based on proper hygiene, food taste, dishing and service manner.
Speaking during the event, the Anambra First Lady, Dr Soludo explained that the competition came about to correct an observed anomaly where young people are unable to prepare healthy meals.
According to her, this challenge was the reason many of the young people resort to junks, which cause a lot of health problems for them.
Identifying nutrition as a critical aspect of the healthy living campaign she is championing in the state, Dr Soludo emphasized that the cooking competition was to teach the children how to prepare healthy foods.
“Teaching the young people to eat healthy food early in their formative stages is key to protecting their health and preserving the dying culture of the people,” she said.
Expressing delight at the outcome of the competition, Dr stressed the need for parents not to seclude any home chore for a particular sex, urging them to provide their children the same of training and opportunity to ensure that they develop at equal pace.
This she noted, will also help them live independent lives without total dependence on others.
Earlier, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike said the competition was envisioned to teach the values of healthy eating, discipline, teamwork, and creativity, through hands-on cooking and nutrition education.
Obidike acknowledged that the competition also promotes indigenous foods, inspires career interests in nutrition and hospitality, and encourages young minds to embrace wellness as a lifestyle.
Speaking after receiving the winner’s prize, Master Ifechukwu expressed appreciation to the wife of the state governor for the opportunity created for the young people to learn and showcase their cooking skills.
He recalled, with fondness, his mother’s charge while teaching him the rudiments of cooking, which he said he paid keen attention to, noting that when he learned cooking, he never expected that the skill will land him good fortunes.
“For me, it is another reason to thank the governor’s wife, and my mother for her diligence in teaching me how to prepare healthy meals.
“I believe all these exposures are geared towards healthy living and I am so impressed and happy that I won today,” he said.
Also, at the Banquet Hall of the Light House, students from the six education zones in the state contested in the Healthy Living Quiz.
In the final results, Nnewi zone came 1st, followed by Otuocha and Aguata in second and third places.
The wife of the governor also presented cash gifts to the winners as well as the coordinators and champions of the Healthy Living Club in the schools in the state.

Nice one from Soludo's wife.

Shame on all those girls , shame

Congratulations to the winner and all the participants.

Visionless governance

Just like their drug master
In this era of Infotech a woman is organising cooking competition for secondary school pupils. What about organising a computer programming classes and competitions, introducing these children to the idea of the day like it's done in the outside world.

I could remember His Excellency Mr. Peter Obi donating laptop computers to Anambra schools as a governor then.

Congratulations to the lucky ones but the prize little bit small though

that money lean o.

scholarship would have been better.

Congratulations 👏🎉 to her!

Nice initiative by the Anambra state first lady.

Promoting gender equality from the grassroot

Women wey no sabi cook anything, na only opueh them sabi open..

For real,na men dey cook healthy food pass women.

Go to big hotels and see the delicacies the cheff (men) dey run there

Well done to the winners and kudos to Mrs. Soludo for this initiative.

lordm:
Shame on all those girls , shame

There’s nothing like Shame

Cooking is not gender related

The world over, males are better cook. Only in Africa do we gaslight the male folk for going close to the kitchen.
Cooking can be highly technical and requires calculation plus discipline not usually associated with the other gender.

Otutubuike:
The 2025 Healthy Living Cooking Competition organized by the Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo witnessed a shocker on Friday, as a male student, Ikechukwu Ifechukwu emerged winner of the annual event.
At the ceremony held at the Light House, Awka, Ifechukwu, from St Charles College, Onitsha, and his partner, who represented Onitsha zone, won the competition by defeating female contestants from schools in Aguata and Nnewi zones, who emerged 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The participants were tasked to choose their recipe and several delicacies, from start to finish within a time-lag of one hour, twenty minutes.
They were assessed based on proper hygiene, food taste, dishing and service manner.
Speaking during the event, the Anambra First Lady, Dr Soludo explained that the competition came about to correct an observed anomaly where young people are unable to prepare healthy meals.
According to her, this challenge was the reason many of the young people resort to junks, which cause a lot of health problems for them.
Identifying nutrition as a critical aspect of the healthy living campaign she is championing in the state, Dr Soludo emphasized that the cooking competition was to teach the children how to prepare healthy foods.
“Teaching the young people to eat healthy food early in their formative stages is key to protecting their health and preserving the dying culture of the people,” she said.
Expressing delight at the outcome of the competition, Dr stressed the need for parents not to seclude any home chore for a particular sex, urging them to provide their children the same of training and opportunity to ensure that they develop at equal pace.
This she noted, will also help them live independent lives without total dependence on others.
Earlier, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike said the competition was envisioned to teach the values of healthy eating, discipline, teamwork, and creativity, through hands-on cooking and nutrition education.
Obidike acknowledged that the competition also promotes indigenous foods, inspires career interests in nutrition and hospitality, and encourages young minds to embrace wellness as a lifestyle.
Speaking after receiving the winner’s prize, Master Ifechukwu expressed appreciation to the wife of the state governor for the opportunity created for the young people to learn and showcase their cooking skills.
He recalled, with fondness, his mother’s charge while teaching him the rudiments of cooking, which he said he paid keen attention to, noting that when he learned cooking, he never expected that the skill will land him good fortunes.
“For me, it is another reason to thank the governor’s wife, and my mother for her diligence in teaching me how to prepare healthy meals.
“I believe all these exposures are geared towards healthy living and I am so impressed and happy that I won today,” he said.
Also, at the Banquet Hall of the Light House, students from the six education zones in the state contested in the Healthy Living Quiz.
In the final results, Nnewi zone came 1st, followed by Otuocha and Aguata in second and third places.
The wife of the governor also presented cash gifts to the winners as well as the coordinators and champions of the Healthy Living Club in the schools in the state.

The kitchen, everywhere, has always been a testosterone-run place where men win.

lordm:
Shame on all those girls , shame

There is no shame men are better cooks
We just allow women to cook so they can feel useful

Cooking competition kwa , not Science & Technology competition.

Inukwa!

Otutubuike:
The 2025 Healthy Living Cooking Competition organized by the Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo witnessed a shocker on Friday, as a male student, Ikechukwu Ifechukwu emerged winner of the annual event.
At the ceremony held at the Light House, Awka, Ifechukwu, from St Charles College, Onitsha, and his partner, who represented Onitsha zone, won the competition by defeating female contestants from schools in Aguata and Nnewi zones, who emerged 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The participants were tasked to choose their recipe and several delicacies, from start to finish within a time-lag of one hour, twenty minutes.
They were assessed based on proper hygiene, food taste, dishing and service manner.
Speaking during the event, the Anambra First Lady, Dr Soludo explained that the competition came about to correct an observed anomaly where young people are unable to prepare healthy meals.
According to her, this challenge was the reason many of the young people resort to junks, which cause a lot of health problems for them.
Identifying nutrition as a critical aspect of the healthy living campaign she is championing in the state, Dr Soludo emphasized that the cooking competition was to teach the children how to prepare healthy foods.
“Teaching the young people to eat healthy food early in their formative stages is key to protecting their health and preserving the dying culture of the people,” she said.
Expressing delight at the outcome of the competition, Dr stressed the need for parents not to seclude any home chore for a particular sex, urging them to provide their children the same of training and opportunity to ensure that they develop at equal pace.
This she noted, will also help them live independent lives without total dependence on others.
Earlier, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike said the competition was envisioned to teach the values of healthy eating, discipline, teamwork, and creativity, through hands-on cooking and nutrition education.
Obidike acknowledged that the competition also promotes indigenous foods, inspires career interests in nutrition and hospitality, and encourages young minds to embrace wellness as a lifestyle.
Speaking after receiving the winner’s prize, Master Ifechukwu expressed appreciation to the wife of the state governor for the opportunity created for the young people to learn and showcase their cooking skills.
He recalled, with fondness, his mother’s charge while teaching him the rudiments of cooking, which he said he paid keen attention to, noting that when he learned cooking, he never expected that the skill will land him good fortunes.
“For me, it is another reason to thank the governor’s wife, and my mother for her diligence in teaching me how to prepare healthy meals.
“I believe all these exposures are geared towards healthy living and I am so impressed and happy that I won today,” he said.
Also, at the Banquet Hall of the Light House, students from the six education zones in the state contested in the Healthy Living Quiz.
In the final results, Nnewi zone came 1st, followed by Otuocha and Aguata in second and third places.
The wife of the governor also presented cash gifts to the winners as well as the coordinators and champions of the Healthy Living Club in the schools in the state.

Just #150k for cooking competition for students but #150milllion for nudity competition...very unserious country. #150k that cannot even by a nice bottle of red wine in my area.

Congratulations to the winner.

I am not surprised, alot of girls can't cook...

Stingy woman , with all the money una dey chop, a whole governor wife, should have given the guy scholarship, after all , no be una go pay

Nice one guy, if your wife or babe do shakara, just tell am to leave the kitchen and handle the matter yourself. No forget to serve her after, make she know say she no get that power over you

For me sha, I can’t cook to save my life, na we need women for our lives and if dem do shakara for kitchen, na to beg be that ooo😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

lordm:
Shame on all those girls , shame

There should be no shame about that. Men make better chefs than women. World's top chefs are men by the way.

PO equipped schools with buses and computers this clown of a government nah cooking competition.

Cmanforall:
There’s nothing like Shame

Cooking is not gender related

same as providing for d family or relationship

Well done Ikechukwu. Cooking is a life skill. Congratulations to Dr Nonye Soludo for this initiative.

lordm:
Shame on all those girls , shame

Coming from a gender that eat the most.

seagulsntrawler:
There should be no shame about that. Men make better chefs than women. World's top chefs are men by the way.

Yeah!
That is why they use so much seasoning in their cooking to make it "sweet". 🙄

omooba969:
Cooking competition kwa , not Science & Technology competition.

Inukwa!

What is wrong with cooking competition?