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The Real Story About The Girl Who Received 10,000 Prize From Gtbank by hardeywhale2: 5:06am On Aug 13, 2017 |
This is the result you get when Parents and Teachers
decide to work with God in unity! God be praised. Well
done to her parents and all the teachers in her life.
THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE
By Oliver C. Orji
The girl in the picture has gone viral , but for the wrong
reasons, unfortunately . The first picture has been
misconstrued and I hope to address the misconstruction
shortly (Even though I hear GTBank has issued a
disclaimer).
In the history of the University of Nigeria medical school,
no student has arguably monopolized an induction
ceremony the way Chidimma Ikekpeazu did on August 7,
2017 at the UNCOMA Hall, UNTH Ituku-Ozala. You can
take it to the bank because I was an eye-witness!
Perhaps the story of the young beautiful doctor in the
picture will inspire a few people.
Chidimma was admitted into the UNN to study Medical
Rehabilitation because she did not make the cut for
medicine and surgery. I remember a conversation I had
with her and her mum, Dr. Ebele Ikekpeazu in 2012
when she was in her second year. The young student had
her mind set on becoming a medical doctor and not a
physiotherapist. I thought she probably needed a little
encouragement to stay on a course which had great
prospects and which was still developing in Nigeria. But
she wanted to change to medicine by all means.
Thankfully, later that year, owing to her excellent results
in first year, she transferred to medicine and would go
on to become the best ever female student in the second
MBBS , with three distinctions in Anatomy , Physiology
and Biochemistry.
I had spotted her genius when she was preparing for the
exams. The mum had asked me to help out with private
lessons on medical biochemistry , but after the first chat
with her , I declared that this one did not need extra help.
She was good to go.
In her third MB, she made another distinction in
Pharmacology and was just 2 marks away from a
distinction in Pathology.
In her fourth MB, she made a distinction in Commed and
Obs & Gynae.
In her final MB, she made another distinction in Medicine
and was the best student in Surgery.
So, during the award section of the induction ceremony
which was indeed a solemn and unforgettable affair for
the new doctors, Dr. Ikekpeazu made sure that her name
was plastered on the brain of every guest in the hall. For
Arch. and Dr (Mrs.) Ikekpeazu, the parents of the young
girl, it must have been the proudest day of their lives.
Dr. Ikekpeazu scooped more than 96% of all the awards
on the occasion:
-Award for the best female graduate (with a cash prize)
-Award for the overall best student (with a cash prize)
-NMA (Enugu) award for the best student (with a cash
prize)
-Award for the best student in Anatomy
-Award for the best student in Physiology
-Award for the best student in Biochemistry
-Award for the best student in Pharmacology
-Award for the best student in Community medicine
-Award for the best student in Obs and Gynae
-Award for the best student in Surgery
-Distinction award in Anatomy
-Distinction award in Physiology
-Distinction award in Biochemistry
-Distinction award in Pharmacology
-Distinction award in Commed
-Distinction award in Obs and Gynae
-Distinction award for Medicine
- UNMSA award for best graduating student
I have taken the time to list the awards because they
were called individually and Dr. Chidimma Ikekpeazu was
moving up and down the stage like a pendulum. If you
were tired of reading the list, imagine the atmosphere in
the hall. Some people wondered if the induction was now
an Ikekpeazu affair and if she was the only one in a class
of over 100 (You may choose to laugh)!
Such was her genius that out of the whole awards given
on the day she missed only two- Best student in Paedo
and best student in Pathology!
She left the hall with cheques worth hundreds of
thousands of Naira, including the #10,000 that has now
gone viral.
For the records, the #10000 in the banner was a token
by the UNMSA, a student body of medicine/surgery in
Enugu campus. It is a dummy cheque of the GTBank that
was on display. It was not a cheque given by GTBank.
Evidently, the world wants more recognition and bigger
awards for exceptional academic achievers in the ilk of
Dr. Ikekpeazu, and it is totally acceptable!
Finally, Dr. Chidimma Ikekpeazu deserves all the publicity
she's getting for her outstanding academic excellence .
Perhaps JAMB should be scrapped afterall. The best ever
female medical graduate in UNN initially missed out on
medicine because of a couple of scores in the UTME.
The publicity the lady has garnered should alert
philanthropists and educationists that a medical genius is
born. This one is a high-flyer and must be encouraged to
soar beyond the skies. Tell it to the world!
Congratulations, Dr. Chidimma Ikepeazu! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Real Story About The Girl Who Received 10,000 Prize From Gtbank by Prevhoo: 7:01am On Aug 13, 2017 |
Guy, format this thing na |
Re: The Real Story About The Girl Who Received 10,000 Prize From Gtbank by samhimself(m): 10:09am On Aug 13, 2017 |
MODs fp please... |
Re: The Real Story About The Girl Who Received 10,000 Prize From Gtbank by Harbylon(f): 12:26pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
Place reserved! |
Re: The Real Story About The Girl Who Received 10,000 Prize From Gtbank by chelseaboi(m): 1:28pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
Front page thngs...d girl is Smth else...heard abt her then in her 2nd mbbs when she went home wth three distinctions....y sm of my guys were asked to withdraw or repeat from the college. Brain and beauty..making her mum proud... |
Re: The Real Story About The Girl Who Received 10,000 Prize From Gtbank by EZENDDIGBO(m): 1:36pm On May 27, 2018 |
adetunji1957:stop mentioning my name.. Pls |
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