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The 23-year old Olatunde, who studied Computer Science, had a cumulative grade point of 4.76.
While many students break their sleep to read, Olatunde does not.
As a result, he had to develop means of studying during the daytime, evening and before sleep.
“I prefer studying in a well ventilated environment and during the day. I could read till midnight before sleeping. But once I go to bed, I don’t wake up for reading again,” he stressed.According to him, he became determined to get the prize after listening to the 2010 best-graduating student, Fatimot Ajagbe, a female.
His belief then was that if a female student could clinch the award, he, too, could develop himself to achieve the feat.
Olatunde also stressed that living within the school with only three exeats in a semester encouraged him in managing resources, especially his time.
He said the emphasis that the university put on character building distinguished its products from others.
The valedictorian, however, appealed to the Federal Government to come to the aid of private universities in Nigeria since these institutions contribute greatly to the nation’s human and capital development.
Olatunde noted that with taxes from the private sector, the government should grant them access to the Tertiary Education Tax Fund for improved service delivery.
Interestingly, he had a social life at Crescent, only that it was a moderate one. He noted that each time he received his monthly allowance, the first thing he did was to spoil himself with good food and drinks. He said he did not like alcohol, though. Besides, he also had a girlfriend.
They started dating when they were in 200 level. According to him, the relationship with the lady, who was an ICT student, is still strong, though both have graduated.
One thing that Olatunde likes in the her is that she was very understanding when they were in the university. She never disturbed him whenever he wanted to study. According to him, she too was a serious student and she got a second class upper.
Are they then likely to get married?
Laughing, he said, “Well, I can’t really say now. The fact is that I have plans to go and study in the U.S., both for my Master’s and PhD.
“But, you know ladies, they don’t really want to wait. But we are still on it. We chat about it every day.”
He stressed that one thing he would never forget about Crescent was the discipline it instilled in students. But he wants the institution’s authority to expedite work on its sports complex.
The VC of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Prof. Saburi Adesanya, who delivered the convocation lecture, urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to face the reality of funding education, which, he said, entailed the reality of paying fees.
He further advised that there was the need to strengthen the nation’s primary and secondary education.
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