Oluwatoyin
Islamiyat Abdulkadir (pictured), emerged the best graduating student of the
International University of Africa, IUA, located in Sudan recently. Oluwatoyin,
an orphan, who once won the Oyo state essay writing competition on poverty
eradication,
had to work for a year after her secondary school education before
she registered for JAMB.
She finally
got admitted to the University Of Ibadan to study medicine, around the same
time, she got a scholarship to study Nursing at IUA.
She had to
choose Sudan because it was a scholarship and studying medicine in Nigeria
without cash could be difficult. Interestingly, she graduated as a doctor
because in her primordial year, she had a GPA of 3.61/4.00, above 3.50 (the
school highest score then) and the Faculty of Medicine chose her to be one of
her students.
In her speech at the graduation ceremony, Oluwatoyin said:
“One certain
thing I know about myself which can’t be disputed is that I am a living miracle
of Allah. If you have searched for a proof of miracle but to no avail, look no
further as I am here to testify to miracles of God.
I will always be grateful
to Allah, and my parents despite not living long to know more about them. To my
mum and namesake, I know you were proud of me but I am much more proud and
envious of you because you had a beautiful life crowned and gifted with a
daughter that will never let your dream go with the wind. I miss you and I wish
you were here to witness today. You are blessed mum and I won’t say I love you
instead I will say I love my existence for you because aside Allah and His
prophet, the next person I live and exist for is YOU, I shall live to fulfill
all your dreams. I Love you till the end of time, mom. continue to rest in
peace.”
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