It was such a dream come true for me yesterday at the 29th & 30th combined convocation ceremony of the prestigious university of uyo, Akwa Ibom state Nigeria. As she officially confermed the award of a DIPLOMA, FIRST-DEGREE, MASTER-DEGREE, & POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA on Deserving graduates who have been confirmed to have passed through the higher institution of learning and can be attested to the fact that they are worthy to be certified both in Character and in learning of the various degree certificate to be awarded.
In as been an intensed journey for me all through this years, especially in our clime were education is not really prioriated by the government, so that incentive is not really there, it has to be a mind made up for some of us who made it through to the finish line, the battle has been really tough, many days of study, sleepless nights, night classes, Assignment, test Exams, days of internship, running around from one campus to another, the stress, the struggle and overcoming battles, indeed it was worth it at the end.
I recal when I first came to these city, on my admission into the university for a four-year course study in the Department of Banking and Finance, Business Faculty, University of uyo Akwa Ibom state Nigeria, I was disappointed by whom I thought I could stay with, then moving to squat with a friend, from there I was able to get my own apartment, I would say it has literally been God all the way down here, God Showed up for me in ways I cannot wrap my head around.
One and major of those testimonies was when God came through for me in split of a second to save my life, after my finals, few months down the line, been attacked on my way to work, a part time job I got while waiting to round things up, I almost lost my life at the spot, been stabbed, valueable Collected and left stranded, long story cut short, I had a successful surgery after wards.
Sometimes lectures can become a huge hindrance to the successful completion of your degree program, this was my case, how a man was adamant about undoing the evil in his heart towards avenging his intentions on innocent student who did no wrong, failing more than 90% of the entire class, been a victim I didn't rewrite the course, even tho everyone did, after several ups and downs with the department, faculty and the university on the matter, it was resolve and the failures revoked.
This and lots of other instances have occurred and whenever I reminisce on this past event in MyLife I'm bewildered at how God intentionally took care of me through the whole time, I can't obviously begin to count an number a whole of student progression in school of passing Colleagues, this reminds me of my own very colleague, a very young guy who passed during our first year, it so pained us, but this was beyond human comprehension why bad things happen to good people, so looking at my life, I don't know how God does it but here I am, the first graduate from my Lineage.
Memories after memories flux my mind, it's a mystery, coming from no were to where I am today, I recall my first year trying out various businesses to survive and scale through, I am someone who is very intentional about life, so while i was yet to gain admission, I had to plan out MyLife, a means to survive while in school
So I had to learn a skill while I was still on my part time job.
It was one of the hardest decision I have to make, combining work and business, the stress was something else, most times I had to wake up very early and prepare snack take it to sale on campus, repeat the process, I used this to help myself with some mini expense and feeding.
School days was hectic, stressful, harsh and expensive but through it all God saw me to my finals, I did and defended my project and seminar, it was all a success at the end, I'm grateful to my family friends and loved ones who helped me through it all, now this phase of my life is completed I go unto the next phase and I pray God guide and perfect every process till completion. Amen.
