Tony Elumelu Of UBA Graduated With Third Class?

@ynot,

    tx men u blow my mind God bless u abundantly,However, everybody they say is entitled to his/her opinion but one thing is sure and that every one has bear their mind on this topic which i think the person who originally  brought the so called unclearified rumour into the house by now would have achieved his aim wch is to raise argument and counter arguments from various quaters  but i think in all  " i am of the opinion that most atimes its not what u come out with (sch) that really count but what u are able to do with your life after sch "but my fellow landers "THE ONLY TRAGEDY THAT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY MAN IS TO HAVE A SIGHT WITHOUT A VISION" i think for those who place emphasis on paper partially they right perhaps thats there area of strength and moreso God gave us brain so we cld allow him rest  but for the others that are not academically inclined they also will definitely be, and  probably the best in their own area of strength so what i feel all of us shld place more emphasis on is how we can all better the lot of dear great nation "Nigeria"so that the coming generation will have smthing to say about us,because most of those that invented what we are enjoying today are no more but their names are written in Gold plate,so therefore,our various contribution is what matters to humanity at this stage not war war on who is good or not good ( PEOPLE HOW MUCH You KNOW BUT THEY ONLY WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH You CARE ABOUT THEM).thats my contribution for now

My take on this issue:

Degrees measure a mixture of intelligence and seriuosness, but are not the sole determinant of anybodys future prospects.

1st Class: Very Serious and hardworking. May or may not be intelligent. Contrary to what people think, one of the hardest things to do in Naija is to 'runs' a 1st Class, especially from a federal University. It might be possible but the person also has to put in a lot of academic effort, and then maybe tie up a few loose ends. MOST 1st classers are for real and should be respected and not put down. But a minority are also fake.

2nd Class: Either hardworking with average intelligence or unserious but very intelligent. However; this degree can be 'runsed' so about 50 % are unmerited.

3rd Class: Average intelligence and very unserious or a hardworker with below average intelligence. No 'runsing' here

In other to verify those who merited their degrees most organisations have E N T R Y  E X A M I N A T I O N S. If you feel you deserve your degree, take the exam and pass! If not blame yourself and then IMPROVE yourself and stop making stupid investigations into the nature of the degrees of others. How will that help you?

he might have had a third class,  anything canhappen in Nigeria. maybe he had the proper connections that's why he was put where he is now. he could be oga's boy.

Well said.

A good degree is very important. Graduating
with first class honours "no be small thing". It
shows a lot of dedication on the part of the
student.

What I'm not comfortable with is the assumption
by many posters here that without a good university
degree, you are finished.

People often speak ignorantly and pose like they are the most informed. Whoever is spreading the word that Tony Elumelu had 3rd class is really ignorant. The man had a Second class degree, not from UNIBEN but from Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma.

People want to latch unto this bit of info to justify their wasted years in the university believing that they could make something out of life with poor qualification. While fantastic degrees do not guarantee success in life outside school, it prepares one for that life and imbues in the person, the culture of hardwork, discipline and the will to succeed. The reference to Bill Gates by some Nairalanders is only self-gratifying. Bill did not finish his degree programme, not because he could not cope, but because he was already driving Microsoft by the time and was far ahead of the school curriculum. I am saying this so that those who want to be like Bill Gates will try and be equipped with what Bill had and that is hot brains and relentless striving.

Even Gani Fawehinmi that was mentoned by a Nairalander is another classic example. Gani may have made a third class but he was better equipped that a lot of his schoolmates that had first class. Gani was from a poor family and was hardly in class because his struggling mother was not rich enough to give his all he needed.

Even more important is the fact that today's graduate and graduates of yesteryears are operating from different challenges. Those days, companies like UAC, Mobil, John Holt and all the public sector outfits of the time visit universities to BEG students to come work with them upon graduation. Today, the scenario is not the same. There are more job-seekers than there are jobs.
I hope Nairalanders learn from this.

Just make your point & stop all the finger pointing.

I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE FIRST CLASS /SECOND CLASS THING WHICH HAVE BEEN SAID SHOW THE WILLINGNESS TO EXCEL AND SERIOUSNESS BUT WE TEND 2 4GET D FRUSTRATION SOME OF OUR LECTURERS PUT US THRU IN TRYING 2 ACHIEVE DIS GOAL.A LECTURER ONCE TOLD ME DAT "A IS 4 GOD,B 4 D SCHOOL DAT ADMITTED You,C 4 D LECTURER,D 4 GENIUS AND E 4 GOOD STUDENTS,ALL IN A 4 UNIT COURSE WHICH You HAVE TO DO IN EACH SEMESTER TILL You GRADUATE.WAT IF UR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT TELLS You DAT ITS NOT POSSIBLE You STUDY A 4 YEAR COURSE AND EXPECT You GRADUATE AT THE END OF DAT DURATION.ALL DIS ARE FACTORS WHICH COULD DEPRIVE ONE OF DIE GRADES.D GANI'S,ELEMELU'S WOLE SOYINKA HAD A BETTER ATMOSPHERE AND QUALITY STANDARD OF EDUCATION COMPARED 2 DIS DATE BUT COULDN'T PAVE THEIR WAY TO THE FIRST CLASS OPTIONS.

What is 'Second class degree'? Upper or Lower?

The poster above(mokereola ) has confirmed they graduated together. Nobody is saying the man isn't sharp,what I think the post is doing is to encourage those that found(got) themselves in similar situation.

Bill Gates may have been a dropout but he came from a rich middle-class family. how many nigerians come from a rich middle-class family. that's right not many.  Bill gates is a white American, most of us won't have the same chances as he does.

mokereola, u got some infomation wrong, yes Tony graduated from Ekpoma first set Econs department, but he made a second class lower(I still have the graduation list/programe with me I can scan it to whoever cares). If you are in that class send me your name and I can check up your name and class of degree too.

For the fact that all these guys came out with 3rd or last class does not mean that u limit your self to the place,

Now listen, for your information, Mr Tonu Elumelu is a Researched Economist and graduated with a 1st class degree from Uniben. He also graduated with honors at the graduate level. I hope this will go a long way in helping you stop spreading falsehood.

Just to correct your info,tony elumelu finished from the Edo state university and not UNIBEN
and as regards his degree,he has performed wonderfully i.e  if he actually graduated wiyh a third.
the question i am asking is would he give a third class material the opportunity to work  at UBA?