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.

Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Oyun     Alfa Yahaya Road     Elections     Saidu Kawu     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Olatinwo     Abubakar Usman Jos     SGBN     Mary Arinde     Tunde Oyawoye     CCT     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Tsaragi-Share     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Kisira     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     SSA Youth     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Olaoye B. Felix     LAK Jimoh     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Computer Based Test     Orisa Bridge     Abegunde Goke     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Quareeb     Moro     Esinrogunjo     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Aminat Ahmed     Modupe Oluwole     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Durbar     Umar Danladi Shero     Simeon Ajibola     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Azeez Bello     Balogun Fulani     Kwara 2019     The Herald     Afonja Descendants Union     Onikijipa     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Biliaminu Aliu     Busari Alabi Alausa     Alagbado     KWASAA     Alanamu     Kwara     Baboko Primary School     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Ibrahim Abikan     Mohammed Lawal     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     KWACOBPA     Segun Ogunsola     Wahab Egbewole     Ishaq Salman     Arik     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Gaa Olobi     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Baruten     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Omu-aran     Oniye     COEASU     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Amos Justus Sayo     Afetu Of Alabe    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Lotus Bank     Www.Kwarareports.com     Tanke Road     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Adedipe     Olatunji Moronfoye     Yunus Lawal     Police Commissioner     Matthew Babaoye     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Usman Alkali Baba     Kwara State Government     Kisra     Adijat Adebiyi     Suleman Abubakar     Mike Omotosho     Oke-opin     Halimat Yusuf     Haliru Dantoro     Harmony Holdings     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Kayode Laro     Bureau Of Lands     Kola Bukoye     March 28     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Nnazua     Dan Masanin     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     ER-KANG Mining     Kisira     Kehinde Baale     Aliyu Umar     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Mogaji Aare     Ahmed     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Gobirawa     Kwara NIPR     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Albert Ogunsola     Ifelodun     Tunji Oyawoye     Ope Saraki     Oyawoye     KwaraLearn     Saduki Lafiagi     Bola Olukoju     Seni Saraki     Funmi Salau     Simeon Ajibola     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Ibrahim Akaje     Sulyman Buhari     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Sobi FM     Oniwasi Agbaye     Abdulfatai Baakini     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Ayodele Shittu     Col. Adedipe     Orisun Igbomina     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Leke Ogungbe     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     CCEPE     Quareeb Islamic Association     SUBEB     Segun Olawoyin     Oko Erin     Kayode Zubair     Toyin Abdullahi     Ahmed \'Lateef     Jani Ibrahim     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju