34th Convocation: My mother died giving birth to me – Unilorin best graduating student

Date: 2018-10-25

One of the most cherished moments by parents is to witness the graduation ceremony of their children but for one Mrs Akinremi, she died at the hospital on the day she gave birth to her fourth child, Abdulkadri Idowu, sometimes in 1982.

Fast forward Tuesday October 23, 2018, Abdulkadri Idowu Akinremi emerged the best graduating student out of 12, 108 graduands during the 34th convocation ceremony of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin).

Speaking with our reporter after collecting his prize, Abdulkadri, who hails from Ado-Odo, Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State said, he was raised by his elder sister, Kehinde following the passing of his mother.

According to him, Abdulkadri, who is the last and fourth child of a family of six, after leaving secondary school in 2008, he wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) thrice without success.

"Right from my secondary school, I wanted to study medicine unfortunately for three years, I wrote UTME choosing Medicine and Surgery at University of Lagos without success. I was frustrated and I fasted for several days but my sister, Kehinde kept encouraging me never to give up.

"My sister kept telling me that I will make it in life. One day, my elder brother Taiwo asked me to visit him at Ikorodu and on getting there, he handed me a UTME slip telling me to go and sit for the examination the following day. I replied that I was not prepared for any examination but he said I should just go out there and do my best."

Speaking further, the 26-year-old said he passed the exam and was eventually admitted into Lagos State Polytechnic, where he studied Food Technology and bagged a National Diploma as the best student in his department and faculty in 2013.

Abdulkadri said despite getting employment offers, he decided to continue with his education career by securing admission to 200 Level at Unilorin through direct entry.

"Ever since I became a student of the University of Ilorin, I have never looked back and in my last two sessions, I ensured that I maintained a CGPA of 5:00.

" My emergence as the best graduating today was not accomplished overnight, I worked so hard for it from my first day on campus," the Food Science graduate said.

He however appreciated the head of his department and his lecturers for the knowledge impacted on him and their advice.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Tunji Folami     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Lanre Badmas     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Shagari     Fareedah Dankaka     Toyin Sanusi     Ilesha-Baruba     Kemi Adeosun     Saliu Mustapha     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Isiaka Danmeromu     Kassim Babamale     Funmilayo Mohammed     Hamza Usman     Kwara Apc     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Bamidele Aluko     KWASSIP     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Surajudeen Akanbi     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Salary     Bashirat Bola Bello     Afetu Of Alabe     Saka Abimbola Isau     Ilorin West     Alliance For Democracy     Yusuf Aiyedun     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Abdulfatai Baakini     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Saliu Alamoyo     Plat Technologies Limited     Kwara State Pension Board     Wahab Abayawo     Balogun Ajikobi     Tinubu     Emir Of Ilorin     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Zara Umar     IHS Towers     Alagbado     Ojo Isekuse     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Ibrahim Oniye     Funmilayo Zubair     IYA YUSUF     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Kwara Consultative Forum     Ajikobi     Dairo Kunle Paul     Abubakar B.M     Adekunle David Dunmade     Monkey Pox     Shuaibu Yaman     Tanke Road     Olosi Of Osi     Olaiya Zuberu     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Rafiu Olasile     Forgo Battery     Omu Aran     Toyin Falola     EFCC     Sunday Popo-Ola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ajia-Bako     Quran     Lukman Adeloyin     Amule Elementary School     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Rotimi Oyedepo     Lanwa     Hassan Saliu     Alapado     Kwara NIPR     Curfew     SWAN     Shuaib Olarongbe     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Saliu Alamoyo     UITH     Alaro     Jimoh Bashir     Olohungbebe     Adaramaja     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Abubakar B.M     Simeon Sayomi     KWAFFA     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Abdulazeez Arowona     Okeose Christian Cementary     Orisun Igbomina     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Cornelius Adebayo     Share-Tsaragi     Alfa Yahaya Road     Raheem Adaramaja     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Ilorin Metro Park     ITP     Shao     Babaita     National Pilot     Joseph Bamigboye     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Sarah Alade     Garment Factory     Saka Isau     Saka Aleshinloye     Quarry Royal Valley     Kola Ologbondiyan     Ahman Pategi University     SSUCOEN     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Ishola Abdullahi     Mohammed Danjuma     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Oniyangi     Alabere     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Ayedun     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Atunwa     Presidential Election     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Sabo-Oke     Seed Technologies     Sulyman Buhari     Shuaibu Yaman     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Ghali Muhammed     Adamu Attah     Apado     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Bolaji Nagode     New Naira Notes     Samari