Exceptional 19-year-old Kid Emerges Varsity’s Overall Best-Graduating Student with Excellent Grade

Cursory: Oluwagbemiga Akinseye, a 19-year-old Nigerian, has emerged as the overall best-graduating student of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) Osun state, Nigeria, beating about 30 other graduates. Below is the story of his motivating achievements and how he achieved them.

A 19-year-old exceptional man, Oluwagbemiga Akinseye has emerged as the overall best-graduating student of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) Osun state, Nigeria.

He graduated from the Accounting department with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.87 out of a possible 5.00, beating 30 other students who bagged First Class Honours in the institution.

This was disclosed by the Vice-chancellor of the university Prof. Olasebikan Fakolujo during the 13th convocation of the institution.

Fakolujo explained that the graduating students cut across five colleges of the institutions, saying that a total number of 481 students graduated in the academic session. He said out of the 481 students, 88 postgraduate students in 15 various fields of study graduated in the academic year.

He also said that, 179 students bag Second Class Honours (Upper Division), 210 students are in the category of Second Class Honours ( Lower Division) while 59 students and three students are in the Third Class Honours category and Pass category respectively.

Speaking about his success story Akinseye said he had to put in his best to please his parents who sacrificed so much by paying much money as his school fees.

In his words: “My initial motivation was fear. I went to public secondary school before I gained admission to JABU where I started paying N500,000.00 and I decided to brace up so that I would not lose my parents’ money”.

Akinseye however, said he had plans to go further in his field of study to become a chartered accountant and aim to become a financial expert in the country.

Esther Adio: Switched from MBBS to Computer Science to become Overall Best Student

Esther Adio, 22, was the best-graduating student at Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State. She graduated with 4.90 Cumulative Grade Point Average from the Department of Computer Science.

In an interview with PETER DADA, she explains how she scaled the hurdles of distractions as an undergraduate

What was your academic history before this feat?

I was a good student when I was in primary school. I had my secondary education at Christ the King Secondary School in Ibadan, Oyo State. I sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination twice, because I was not offered admission when I did it for the first time and I was not offered the course I wanted to do.

What was the course you wanted to do?

I wanted to study medicine and I chose University of Lagos but I did not meet the cut-off point; that was why I was not admitted. So I took the form the second time and opted for computer science and JABU offered me admission.

Along the line, I realised that there were certain things I didn’t put into consideration before I opted for medicine.

I also found out that there were certain things I would not be able to do if I read medicine, and when I look at Computer Science and the world today, I found that without computer science, I don’t know what the world would look like. That was how I forgot the idea of medicine and went for computer science.

What are the things that scared you about studying medicine?

After my first UTME in 2012, I realised that I would not be able to stand the sight of blood. I realised I had phobia for blood and there are some feelings I have when I see blood, which was why I decided to go for Computer Science. When I was not offered medicine and I had to prepare for another UTME, I read some books related to medicine as a course and I got to know that there was no way I could avoid blood as a medical doctor. So, I felt I needed to consider something else.

Not every student graduates with first class, in your own case, how did you do it?

I was so determined, focused and I disciplined myself. Though it is not easy to make first class, I believe that with God on one’s side coupled with hard work, nothing is impossible.

But in my own case, I actually employed three things when I got admission; determination, discipline and hard work and above all, the fear of my creator, which is the beginning of wisdom. I never put my God aside and He has always been helping me.

There were times when one would be distracted and not feeling like reading but I tried to discipline myself. There were times that I had to remove my mattress from the bed and slept on the iron bed in order not to be comfortable when sleeping, so I would be forced to wake up in the middle of the night to read. More importantly, I always prayed before reading.

What were the distractions?

They were mainly from friends and social activities on campus. People say I always look serious and I thought that scared guys from me. That made some of my friends to always refer to me as iron lady, because I love to do my things without any distractions and I love doing things to perfection. But it paid off at the end of the day and I thank God I have something to show for it.

What were the memorable moments you won’t forget in a hurry?

My happiest moment on campus was when I saw my first semester result and I realised that I had the best result in my department and in the college. It was a great day for me and I was very happy with myself. One other memorable moment was when I lost one of my colleagues. I was so sad that I had to pray to God to see us through the programme and we thank God that He answered our prayers.

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