LAGOS—best graduating student at the faculty of Engineering, Lagos State University, in the 2017/18 academic year, Ola-Gbadamosi Ridwan Oladotun, yesterday, told a courageous story of how he had to do menial jobs to educate himself.

Oladotun, at the 23rd convocation ceremony of LASU in Ojo campus, held the audience spell bound with his story of breeding chickens before attending classes just to gather enough money for books and school fees.

The 22-year old Mechanical Engineering graduate, who made a cumulative grade point average, CGPA of 4.88 to emerge overall best graduating student, said in his valedictory speech that he was determined to succeed and therefore did not mind what he had to go through.

Oladotun, who disclosed that he lost his mother at age 12, expressed happiness that his achievement has wiped off all his hardship in school.

His words: “Precisely, I attended Federal Government College, Ijanikin in Lagos where I finished as the best graduating student in 2013. My flair for Physics and Mathematics was at its peak, driven by my inquisitiveness to unravel what was behind the functioning mechanisms of structures and systems. I found for myself, an academic niche in my area of strength and interest. Hence, I decided to study Mechanical Engineering. With God’s guidance, this is how far my zeal has brought me.

“Worth mentioning is that tuition of LASU Engineering students as at 2013 (N284,750) was a big task, considering that two of my younger siblings were getting ready for tertiary education and my dedicated father had the onerous responsibility to shoulder our financial requirements. Meanwhile, my late mother, Mrs. Aishat Adejoke Ola-Gbadamosi died while I was 12 years old.”

Poultry farming

“Eventually, my father was able to pay the full tuition, while I had to take charge of other associated obligations. In order to assist him financially, I decided to invest the cash prize I received at my secondary school Speech and Prize Giving Day in the production of 150 broilers which I successfully raised from day old chicks till maturity during the 2013 ASUU strike. I remember using bandage to wrap their broken talons and straws to administer drugs on one of the birds not because I cared about its health but because I was determined to succeed. The return on the investment was used to cater for my personal and academic needs.”

While thanking those who played significant role in his life, he said: “My story is that of zeal, passion, inquisitiveness and sheer determination. It typifies passion for success, a recipe in every degree award recipient in this hall that I have been chosen to represent today.”

In his speech, Vice Chancellor of LASU, Professor Olanrewaju Fagboun said this year’s ceremony was unique as 57 graduated in first class.


www.vanguardngr.com/2019/05/i-did-menial-jobs-to-pay-school-fees-oladotun-lasu-best-graduating-student

Hardwork pays, nice one

Nice one

good

Grit

I once sold weed to sponsored my...

What abt the girl from mathematics dept that had 5.0gp?

Interesting...

More grace to exploit greater achievements

Goan sit one side abeg.

Kudos to you.

Some people even after all the suffer of hustling to pay fees didn't make it out successfully

There is this relishing satisfaction of "I did my best and it's worth it that comes with success after going through the milestone

Every best graduating student has a lie story to tell

NOT a new thing
congrats on the achievement

Nice one. He isn't a lazy boy.

Must all best graduating student have the same story line

U even carry concrete, pack waste,

See ur head like sardine

Congrats. Now try and get a scholarship for your Masters in Canada

We all have our grass to grace stories.

Pictures or you just keep it to your self ...

Lies. But it will give him scholarship to usa or canada. Carry go

BuhariIsBURIED:
Nice one, common standard six Buhari did not write but he is ruling Nigeria.. shame!

When are you going to finish or tire of dis story?

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it is not only u jare, even some of us did... so don't start stressing it like , it's a big deal

Offpoint:
I once sold weed to sponsored my...

to sponsor your madness

sou1p1an0:
What abt the girl from mathematics dept that had 5.0gp?

No gal had 5.0gp

sou1p1an0:
What abt the girl from mathematics dept that had 5.0gp?

4.88 but I think he passed her to one decimal there ish ish ish

illiteratepmb:
Goan sit one side abeg.

Who did this to you
Meanwhile good news to inspire Buhari’s lazy youths who are waiting for others to keep their toilets and campus clean instead of organising themselves and getting paid by the school authorities to do the job. Something that students in rich America do routinely.