A woman identified as Remilekun Orefunwa, recently emerged
the best graduating student of the 2015/2016 academic session in the Lagos
State University, Ojo, Lagos.
The 29-year-old lady who is currently pregnant with her
first child, graduated with a 4.74 CGPA, several years after she had attempted
and failed to pass JAMB 7 times.
Speaking on her journey so far, Orefunwa said: “I almost gave up after writing the UTME for seven years in
a bid to gain admission into the university without success. I also applied to
the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, three times without success.
But with encouragement from my dad and elder sister, I
eventually gained admission to LASU in 2012 to study Accounting Education. My
sister kept encouraging me and I started a professional career at the Institute
of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria during the long wait for admission... I
qualified as an Associate Chartered Accountant in 2010. My advice to others is
that they should never give up in the face of daunting challenges.”