24 year old Michael Arowosegbe is the best graduating student
at the 20th LASU Convocation. He scored 4.86 Cumulative Grade
Point Average in Biochemistry to beat over 17, 000 candidates
the university produced in the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015
He hails from Awe, Oyo State and is the son of one of the
institution’s ad hoc security men, Mr. Joseph #Arowosegbe ,
who was disengaged due to an accident sustained while on duty
on the campus.
In his emotional speech, the young Arowosegbe described the
case of his father as pathetic, saying he sustained an injury
which affected his back and head.
He said,
“Many of my friends and colleagues never knew that he once
worked as a contract staff, attached to the Campus Marshal.
I witnessed a students’ protest while in 100 level, where he
was stoned. I could not cry.
“As if that was not enough, another incident occurred on
November 9, 2012, which changed his life to this day. He
had an accident on a bike, while on duty on campus, where
he hit his head and back against the university gate. He could
not move any of his limbs initially.
“Some even thought that was the end of him, and that it
might affect my academics because there was no succour
from the appropriate authorities, But, glory be to God, he is
recuperating and I am today a graduate.”
“I reluctantly chose LASU as my second choice in 2011
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and I almost
ignored the post-UTME that year because I had already
written that of OAU, where I scored 278.
“So, I thought with that score, together with a UTME score of
287, I was on my way to study Medicine and Surgery, so I
felt the Biochemistry I chose in #LASU was to fulfil all
righteousness. Today, look at where that choice has brought
me.”
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