Pa Amodu becomes Nigeria’s very first to do so
Learning is a life-long process and there’s no age limit to studying.” “It’s better late than never,” they said; when a 74-year-old obsolete military formal, Colonel Layiwola Adegunju, was several weeks ago admitted to evaluate Law at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun Situation, encomiums included in from various places. These days, another record reliever has showed up at the Lagos Situation University (LASU), Ojo.
It is the story of 80-year-old obsolete public servant, Pa Alimi Olarenwaju Amodu, who is amongst the over 27,087 students offered by the college for its 17th convocation, having nowadays.
Pa Amodu (29 August 1931) is certainly Nigeria’s very first scholar, completing with a Second Classification Awards in Sociology. He is a mom of seven and starts from Oniyangi in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo Situation. Regardless of his age, he is fearless and going to find answers.
He exposed to Quadlife that he places his sight on becoming a Ph.D owner before he profits to the Designer, even as he had currently sat for and approved a Master’s level evaluation to analyze Commercial Interaction in LASU. After his Ph.D, he intends to send to the community by developing a main school in his area, Oniyangi.
Pa Alimi Amodu
His passion and zeal for information stimulated the Rotary Club of Lagos to inspire him with a prize for his steadfastness truly. He also won the “Man of Repute” Huge Award of the Division of Sociology, LASU, in 2004, being his 1st season in the school.
During his undergrad times, the octogenarian was famously known and known as the “Youngest Student” and “Baba Bookwarm.” Like a long lasting martial artist, “Baba Bookwarm” didn’t don't succeed any course during his undergrad times.
Asked the key, he said: “It was by God’s elegance that I finished LASU without having to re-sit for any carry-over course. Although during my undergrad times, I experienced a lot of complicated minutes like having to awaken very beginning to capture a bus to school. What really assisted me to achieve success throughout was that I had from the base discovered from my mom to awaken as soon as 3.00 a.m. I usually study from 3.00 a.m. to 6.00 a.m to regularly upgrade my opportunity of information, and I thank God who saw me through to this factor.”
During his undergrad times, companies Dr. Wahab Elias, Go, Division of Sociology and Prof. Atere Adewole were his favorite instructors. While he best experienced the former’s course on Sociology of the Third Globe, the latter’s was Criminology. It was Dr. Elias that Pa Amodu first contacted when he came to LASU in 2003. The don recommended him to make use of as a full-time university student, instead of the part-time he had under consideration. He was also his venture manager in his last season.
On how he experienced seated together to get lessons with learners who are younger enough to be his grand kids, he said: “That’s very excellent. It was a firm competitors between me and them. When you are competitive with learners, there’s no age concern. I have to always battle to sit at the top side in category. Another factor is that the instructors deal with everyone as equivalent in the school.”
Sharing his most unforgettable time on university, he remembered the occurrence that happened in category sometime ago, when he dozed off during a session. “That day, my speaker captured me dozing in category. He said to me: ‘Baba you are sleeping’ and I said, ‘No sir, I wasn’t sleeping’.
So he said: ‘If you weren’t resting, what did I say last?” I couldn’t response. He talked about what I ate before arriving at school, and I informed him I ate grain. Then he recommended me not to take large foods before arriving at school , but just a cup of tea and some pieces of breads. Easily the most hilarious factor is that I was regimented by status up until the end of the session.”
Pa Amodu, however, exposed that he had been provided entrance by several colleges in previous times, but the last compromise of providing the best information to his kids, did not allow him to go. He said: “You see, the last compromise you can pay as a father or mom is to provide the best to education for your kids.
He was called to Glory on the 16th of October 2016
May His Perfect Soul Rest in Peace.
Announcer: Grand-daughter Anuoluwapo Arinola Agunbiyi
Learning is a life-long process and there’s no age limit to studying.” “It’s better late than never,” they said; when a 74-year-old obsolete military formal, Colonel Layiwola Adegunju, was several weeks ago admitted to evaluate Law at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun Situation, encomiums included in from various places. These days, another record reliever has showed up at the Lagos Situation University (LASU), Ojo.
It is the story of 80-year-old obsolete public servant, Pa Alimi Olarenwaju Amodu, who is amongst the over 27,087 students offered by the college for its 17th convocation, having nowadays.
Pa Amodu (29 August 1931) is certainly Nigeria’s very first scholar, completing with a Second Classification Awards in Sociology. He is a mom of seven and starts from Oniyangi in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo Situation. Regardless of his age, he is fearless and going to find answers.
He exposed to Quadlife that he places his sight on becoming a Ph.D owner before he profits to the Designer, even as he had currently sat for and approved a Master’s level evaluation to analyze Commercial Interaction in LASU. After his Ph.D, he intends to send to the community by developing a main school in his area, Oniyangi.
Pa Alimi Amodu
His passion and zeal for information stimulated the Rotary Club of Lagos to inspire him with a prize for his steadfastness truly. He also won the “Man of Repute” Huge Award of the Division of Sociology, LASU, in 2004, being his 1st season in the school.
During his undergrad times, the octogenarian was famously known and known as the “Youngest Student” and “Baba Bookwarm.” Like a long lasting martial artist, “Baba Bookwarm” didn’t don't succeed any course during his undergrad times.
Asked the key, he said: “It was by God’s elegance that I finished LASU without having to re-sit for any carry-over course. Although during my undergrad times, I experienced a lot of complicated minutes like having to awaken very beginning to capture a bus to school. What really assisted me to achieve success throughout was that I had from the base discovered from my mom to awaken as soon as 3.00 a.m. I usually study from 3.00 a.m. to 6.00 a.m to regularly upgrade my opportunity of information, and I thank God who saw me through to this factor.”
During his undergrad times, companies Dr. Wahab Elias, Go, Division of Sociology and Prof. Atere Adewole were his favorite instructors. While he best experienced the former’s course on Sociology of the Third Globe, the latter’s was Criminology. It was Dr. Elias that Pa Amodu first contacted when he came to LASU in 2003. The don recommended him to make use of as a full-time university student, instead of the part-time he had under consideration. He was also his venture manager in his last season.
On how he experienced seated together to get lessons with learners who are younger enough to be his grand kids, he said: “That’s very excellent. It was a firm competitors between me and them. When you are competitive with learners, there’s no age concern. I have to always battle to sit at the top side in category. Another factor is that the instructors deal with everyone as equivalent in the school.”
Sharing his most unforgettable time on university, he remembered the occurrence that happened in category sometime ago, when he dozed off during a session. “That day, my speaker captured me dozing in category. He said to me: ‘Baba you are sleeping’ and I said, ‘No sir, I wasn’t sleeping’.
So he said: ‘If you weren’t resting, what did I say last?” I couldn’t response. He talked about what I ate before arriving at school, and I informed him I ate grain. Then he recommended me not to take large foods before arriving at school , but just a cup of tea and some pieces of breads. Easily the most hilarious factor is that I was regimented by status up until the end of the session.”
Pa Amodu, however, exposed that he had been provided entrance by several colleges in previous times, but the last compromise of providing the best information to his kids, did not allow him to go. He said: “You see, the last compromise you can pay as a father or mom is to provide the best to education for your kids.
He was called to Glory on the 16th of October 2016
May His Perfect Soul Rest in Peace.
Announcer: Grand-daughter Anuoluwapo Arinola Agunbiyi
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