A FUTA Student has set a new GWR record for the Longest Speech Marathon.
Glamtush reports that Christopher Olusa, a 24-year-old postgraduate student at the Federal University of Technology (FUTA) Akure, has achieved a remarkable feat by setting a new Guinness World Record (GWR) of 112 hours 12 minutes for the longest speech marathon. for the longest speech marathon by an individual.
He broke the record of 90 hours two minutes held by a Nepali, Ananta Ram, who set the record from August 27th to 31st of August 2018.
Although Christopher Olusa set out to hit 120 hours but could not hit the target.
According to reports, he started the speech marathon from 2 a.m. local time on Monday, September 11 to 6: p.m. Friday, September 15.
In a tweet shared by the university’s handle on X (formerly Twitter), it stated that the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, and a team from FUTA were present to support Olusa’s “remarkable quest to set a record for the longest speech marathon by an individual.”
Glamtush understands that the Guinness World Records had given the FUTA student the go-ahead to dabble in the world record event, tagged “From words to world records,” according to Olusa.
However, as of the time of filing this report, the GWR had not confirmed the record.
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FUTA Student Sets New Record for Longest Speech Marathon
The 24-year-old postgraduate student of the Federal University of Technology, FUTA, Akure, Christopher Olusa has set a new record of 112 hours 12 minutes for the longest speech marathon.
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