Elizabeth Remilekun Orefunwa, recently emerged the best graduating student of the 2015/2016 academic session in the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos.The 29-year-old lady who is currently pregnant with her first child, graduated with a 4.74 CGPA, several years after she had attempted and failed to pass JAMB 7 times.

Orefuwa said she pursued university education because she wanted to satisfy her father.

“When I eventually secured admission to LASU, my aim was not to be the best graduating student. I just wanted to satisfy my dad’s yearning,” she said.

“The journey through the institution was not easy; it took me seven years of writing the UTME before I finally gained admission in 2012.

“I also applied for direct entry three times at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

“During this period of waiting, I started professional career at the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) in 2007 and became qualified as an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 2010.”

“I had a CGPA of 4.72 before marriage and I graduated with 4.74. I got married during my final year in 2015 and my husband was very supportive throughout that period,” she added.

Speaking on her journey so far, Orefunwa said:

“I almost gave up after writing the UTME for seven years in a bid to gain admission into the university without success. I also applied to the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, three times without success.

But with encouragement from my dad and elder sister, I eventually gained admission to LASU in 2012 to study Accounting Education. My sister kept encouraging me and I started a professional career at the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria during the long wait for admission. .
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Congratulation at last. With full determination, nothing is impossible.