Of late, Igbo language has suffered a lot of setbacks. It is hardly spoken by the people who own it. It is rejected by the young, not used in Igbo homes and families, and even not spoken at Igbo cultural programs. Therefore this Igbo language debate competition among the various higher institutions in the south east of Nigeria, comes as the third edition and it suffices to say that language is a part of a people’s culture and culture is an important aspect of human existence that depicts the way of life of a particular people.