Says: “I BUILT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN MY PRIMARY SCHOOL DAYS”
For Oti Ebubechukwu Emmanuel, the Best Graduating student at the last
Covenant University 10th Convocation with a CGPA of 4.96, it takes
spirituality, diligence, responsibility and sacrifice to accomplish such a
goal. Oti, a graduate of Electrical
and Electronics Engineering in an interview with FT News, explained how these values helped him accomplished the
feat.
“Spirituality would repel anxiety, timidity and keep one from attacks
of the enemy. It would secure God’s direction when reading and even when
writing the exams. It would give favour as well. Diligence would make you do
all that is necessary to get an ‘A’. Responsibility would make you not to slack
and stay focused through the duration of your course of study. Sacrifice
would
make you deny yourself of sleep, food, fun and any other thing to see your
goals accomplished”.
According to the first child of
five children, obeying divine direction also largely contributed to his
success. Although, he got admission to schools in the USA, UK and Nigeria, he
noted that the family’s tradition of seeking God’s guidance made him to choose
Covenant University. This, he said, has profited him all round.
Emmanuel Oti also attributed good parenting and guidance to his
academic excellence. “My parents trained
us to be good Christian children. They kept encouraging us academically and
always kept track of our performance at school. Responsibility and spirituality
are strongly emphasized in my family. We were taught to keep good company,
serve God with all our heart and succeed academically”.
On why he studied Electrical and
Electronic Engineering, he said, “When I was young, I was quite
fascinated by toy cars and robots. I used to dismantle and study my toys. I
remember building a traffic light in primary school. I also remember
being a serious fan of “Robot Wars” on BBC. Furthermore, my dad is very good at
Career Management, so, from carefully observing the things I like and my
interest, he told me to pursue Electrical and Electronic Engineering.”
Emmanuel Oti also
praised the culture of hard work and discipline the University instilled in the
students. He added that the students were constantly reminded to take God and
their studies seriously as well as have purpose and vision for their lives.
He did not forget to eulogize the
lecturers for their contributions to the success of the graduating students. “Our lecturers gave us lecture notes and a
list of recommended texts. They encouraged students to work together and
conduct tutorials for those that need help”, he explained.
From all his submission, one
would have thought Oti was a typical
hostel-to-class-to-library and chapel students but he said, “I did most things everybody did. I engaged
in sporting activities, I even danced on stage. I had good relationship with
people. The thing is, I had academic goals which ordered the time I spent doing
every activity”, he noted. All was not that rosy as a student, but Oti was able to surmount the
challenges. He noted that he engaged the social media platforms positively and
took advantage of free periods to read extensively. Ayo Ajayi
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