This Naija BoyGraduated with FirstClass after 17 Carry-Overs

This Naija Boy
Graduated with First
Class after 17 Carry-
Overs
The Internet was abuzz on Saturday after
the story of a student, Hillary Agbo-Odeh,
who graduated with flying colours against
all the odds, went viral.
According to an online medium, Idoma
Voice, 30-year-old Agbo-Odeh completed
his Psychology programme in Benue State
University with a first-class degree after
no less than 17 failed courses

as an
undergraduate.
The Idoma native reportedly completed
his secondary education in 2003 before
applying for a pre-degree course at BSU in
2005 with the hope of studying Medicine
and Surgery.
Though Agbo-Odeh was said to have
emerged as
one of the best in the remedial
programme that year, he was offered
admission to study Physics instead.
It said, “In frustration, he took the plunge
and settled with the Physics (programme)
he was offered with little interest in the
course. He struggled with the course due
to lack of interest. It wasn’t surprising at
all that he could not cope with studies as
frustration and depression set in his
academic pursuit.
“Agbo-Odeh was at his lowest ebb in his
final year when his 300-level result was
published. He was at the bottom of his
class crawling with 17 carry-overs; he was
placed on probation by the school
authority. He became the subject of
mockery in the school among his
colleagues.
“Hilary came to a decision point: ‘Why
stay here and be withdrawn?’ He told
himself the hard truth, it was time to
move forward regardless of the storms.”
The online medium added that Agbo-Odeh
then picked a new form for the Joint
Admissions Matriculation Board Exams
and applied for Psychology, which he
considered to be closely related to
Medicine.
“By the second semester of his final year
(as a Physics student), the JAMB
admission (list) was out and he was
admitted to study Psychology. Hence, he
withdrew from the Physics Department
and started a fresh academic journey in
the department of Psychology.
“The young resilient Idoma boy from
Ohimini, the worst student in Physics, with
17 carry-overs to his name, would
graduate from the Psychology Department
of the same university with a cumulative
grade point average of 4.57.
“His outstanding performance broke many
records in the university, including the
pioneer first class in the Psychology
Department since the university’s
inception in 1992. He also became the
overall best graduating student of the
14th and 15th combined convocation of
BSU held on January 17, 2015. His
exploits came with several rewards, he
bagged seven academic awards including
the Tony and Awele Elumelu Prize for
Excellence.”

Leystradamus