Teaching others what I knew helped me greatly
–Adeagbo Mujib, first class graduate, FUTA



Adeagbo Mujib, 20, was the best student in the
School of Engineering and Engineering
Technology, Federal University of Technology
Akure in the 2013/2014 academic session,
having graduated with a 4.73 CGPA from the
Civil Engineering Department. He tells TUNDE
AJAJA about the extra efforts he invested to
have a first class

What was your most memorable moment as an
undergraduate?

That was in my 300 Level second semester. It
was during a class one week after we had a test
in Engineering Statistics, the course offered by
all students in the School of Engineering, so it
was a full attendance. During the class, the
lecturer stopped abruptly and asked that a
student named ADEAGBO should stand up. I was
the only one with that surname, so I stood
amongst about 700 students in the faculty. I felt
so intimidated because I did not know why he
called my name. I couldn’t hide my joy when he
announced that I had the highest score in his
test, which he said about 85 per cent of the
class failed. After that day, several people would
meet me on the walkway and greet me, most of
them I didn’t even know. So, that was
memorable for me.

Have you always had such performance in your
previous schools?

I was always the best student in my class during
my primary and secondary school days. I was
the best in eight out of the nine subjects I
offered in secondary school. I wrote West African
Senior School Certificate Examination in May
2009 and had seven A1 and two B2. My result
was among the best 50 WASSCE results in
Nigeria in 2009. I also participated in several
quiz and essay competitions for Sharon Rose
College, Saki, Oyo State, where I won prizes and
awards at the local, state and national levels.
When I wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination the same year, I had 250 and I was
so lucky to gain double admission that same
year, one in the Federal University of Technology,
Minna and the other in the Federal University of
Technology, Akure. Since FUTA was and still is
the best university of technology in Nigeria, I
chose to study there.

What attracted you to engineering?

From my childhood, I was always interested in
calculation works. I wrote WASSCE GCE and
NECO GCE in my SS2 and the normal WASSCE
and NECO in SS3. In the four exams, I had A1 in
subjects like Further Mathematics, Physics and
Mathematics. Also, my phobia for blood made
me lose interest in medicine, which reinforced my
passion for engineering. I am particularly
interested in it because of its uniqueness in the
creation and production of new things from
available resources, and the control of such to
make the existence of man in his environment
easy. Engineers are like the bees – we’re always
working; to overcome man’s problem. The joy of
helping the human race to proffer solutions to
problems and being the agents of “change” in
man’s environment makes the engineering
profession feel different, and I am proud to be
one.

Some people think Civil Engineering is all about
highways and buildings, but from what you have
learnt in school, is there more to it?

Civil Engineering is that branch of engineering
that is concerned with the planning, designing,
construction, maintenance, operation of
buildings, roads and highways, bridges, canals,
dams, airports, water-supply systems, irrigation
systems, railroad lines, harbours, water and
waste treatment systems, power plants amongst
other infrastructure. Suffice to say that civil
engineering is the engineering aspect of man’s
environment. And as opposed to some people’s
belief, there are more to civil engineering than
highways and buildings. It has well over 60
disciplines. I wish to specialise in Structural
Engineering, which deals with the loading
systems and safety of engineering structures and
systems.
Some people think only the brilliant can survive
in Engineering, was there any form of
competition in your class?

There was little or no competition amongst us.
We were like a family and we did help ourselves.
As Ben Franklin said, “A man wrapped up in
himself makes a small bundle,” so, we helped
one another through tutorial classes, sharing of
ideas, group studies, sharing and transfer of
course materials etc. Those things made the
learning process easier for us. I must say here
that it was never my intention to lead the class;
my only desire was to graduate with a first
class.
So, when did you start having a first class?
I started with a CGPA of 4.71, that was in my
100 Level first semester, and I led the class from
then but I didn’t get to know until the third year.
I always have the mindset of setting the pace
anywhere I am, and with my exploits during my
secondary school education, my parents and
teachers expected me to have nothing less than
a first class. So, I’ll say people’s expectation
and my aspirations spurred me to take a stand
and not settle for anything less from the
beginning. So, I led my department for nine out
of the 10 semesters of my study in FUTA. The
only time I did not was when there was a
calculation error in one of my results; that was in
the second semester of my first year, and it was
the only course I had an E throughout because
our results had been collated before I knew that
my script was missing.

What was your growing up like?

My growing up was quite uneventful. I was an
asthmatic patient, so I had serious issues with
my health from when I started school till my
SS1. I could barely attend classes in school
throughout my elementary education. But
through the tutelage of my father, even though I
wrote my exams with injection strapped on my
arms, I always came first each term in my class.

Would you say you are a genius or you were just
hardworking?

I would say hard work, which was self-driven,
blended with my God-given ability to remember
whatever I had written. God rewarded my
persistence and laborious efforts. I had read a
lot about people who made it through hard work
despite a difficult beginning and poor
background, and I wanted to give it a shot,
which was a motivation to work hard. Even
though I never got the ‘big treats’ because my
parents were civil servants, their encouragement
and lifestyle (hardworking) helped me. Success,
they say, comes by dint of hard work. It wasn’t
on a platter of gold, but through God, it was
much easier than I imagined.

Did you do anything differently to have a first
class?

I don’t really think so. I only learnt to put God
first in my dealings, studied smart and adhered
to my rules regardless of the situation. My
philosophy of study is that it has to be done in
conditions where the mind is satisfactorily at
peace; and that its goal should be only to learn
more and add values. I also love to teach what I
know, for the mind recollects repetitive events
better and I always read ahead of the class. One
of the most important ways I learnt was
teaching others. I used to read ahead during
holidays because I knew people would come for
tutorials when lectures started, so I would have
read the courses repeatedly and even learnt
several methods of solving the difficult parts. So,
the repetition in studying and teaching others
helped me.

What was your reading schedule like?

I did most of my reading early in the morning
and sometimes in the afternoon if the
environment was quiet enough, or any other time
I had the urge to read. I used to read for at least
three hours and for as long as I could assimilate
what I was reading and did not feel exhausted.
What really guided my reading was setting
weekly goals for all my courses. I didn’t have
flair for reading at night so I slept very well,
except in few instances.

Would you say you were social?
Being social as it connotes nowadays is not in
me because of my upbringing and religious belief.
However, I used my free time watching and
discussing football with friends, watching movies,
reading novels and playing video games. I had
fun in school and I still followed my reading
schedule, and one didn’t affect the other in any
way.

While in FUTA, what was your happiest
moment?

My happiest moment was when I was announced
as the best student in the School of Engineering
and Engineering Technology during our
convocation ceremony. I never thought of it
before because same award had been conferred
on another fellow during the faculty students’
award night some weeks before our final exam.
So, it was really a big surprise, and interestingly
I didn’t lead my Faculty until the final semester.
What have you been doing since you graduated?
While awaiting the NYSC programme, I have
been doing Civil Engineering Software trainings
for some of my classmates because I always
love to help others by imparting knowledge into
them. It gives me joy. So, I also engage in
coaching classes for some secondary school
students and it’s free, because the intention is to
help.
What are your aspirations?

I aspire to be a renowned Structural Engineer. I
hope to go for my Master’s degree and Ph.D in
Structural Engineering, preferably outside the
country. I will also love to be involved in some
research works in my field in the future. I wish to
work in either an educational institution or a
reputable multi-national engineering company,
where I can utilise my knowledge to improve on
the safety of human lives and infrastructure and
gain more experience.

What is your advice to students, especially
those in higher institutions?
I will advise students to put God first, be
original, and desist from running their race by
other people’s watch. The university only helps
to know how to learn, so there is the place of
self-development, which they would need in the
real world.

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