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.

Shettima Of Ilorin     LEAH Charity Foundation     Shoprite     Iyiola Oyedepo     Hakeem Lawal     Kwabes     IYA YUSUF     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Ileloke     Ilorin South     Kola Shittu     Folashade Omoniyi     Kwara State Television     Abubakar Lah     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Orire     Gobirawa     UNIFEMGA     Sun Qing Rong     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     HICA     Amuda Bembe     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Prince Bola Ajibola     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Bolaji Aladie     Garment Factory     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Valsolar Consultoria     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Kanu Agabi     Oke-Ode     Kulende-UITH     Saka Aleshinloye     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Wahab Egbewole     Shonga Farm Project     College Of Health     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Jumoke Gafar     Olaiya Lawal     Balogun Ajikobi     PPS     CACOVID Palliatives     Ahmed Alhasssan     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Kolawole Bashirat     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Ilorin Durbar     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Rashidi Yekini     Mutawalle     Odolaye Aremu     University Road     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Hassan Saliu     UNILORIN Alumni     Col. Taiwo     Dauda Adesola     Www.Kwarareports.com     Kwara Metro Park     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Adeleke Ogungbe     Yusuf Lawal     ARMTI     Earlyon Technologies     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Okin High School    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Elewu     Salihu Yahaya     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Buari Edun     Maigida Soludero Transit     Fulani     Tunde Oyawoye     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Kwara Central     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Tunde Saad     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Saidu Isa     Tsado Manman     Kayode Issa     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Yahaya Muhammad     Voices Of Tomorrow     Sa\'adu Salahu     Salaudeen Oyewale     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Bankole Omishore     Kunle Suleiman     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Ebola     IHS     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Binta Abubakar Mora     Sabitiyu Grillo     Maimunat Oniyangi     MMWG     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Rotimi Oyedepo     Yusuf Abubakar     Admiralty Villa     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Javed Khan     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Shehu Salau     Abatemi-Usman     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Quranic Recitation Competition     Umar Saro     Iyiola Oyedepo     Rueben Parejo     ASKOMP     Ilorin South     Bello Abubakar     Col. Taiwo     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Ramadhan     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Kwabes     John Olobayo     John Kehinde Salako     Abegunde Goke     Peculiar Allowance     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Atiku Abubakar     Omupo     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Tunji Olawuyi     Taofik Abdulkareem     Ibrahim Taiwo     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Amina El-Imam     Fatimat Saliu     Kunle Akogun     Adebayo Salami     Musa Ayinla Yeketi