For 21-year-old Comfort Folorunsho, her
graduation from the Kwara State University,
Malete, shall for some time to come remain
memorable in her life. Of course, the Osi,
Kwara State, native has every reason to
hold this view. She not only bagged a first
class degree in agriculture, she also emerged
the best graduating student from the
university for the 2013/2014 academic
session.
With a Cumulative Grade Point Average of
3.62, she also took home awards as the best
graduating student in the Department of
Animal Production, Fisheries and
Aquaculture; as well as in the College of
Agriculture.
She also bagged the prize instituted by the
Lubcon Company Limited for overall best
student; the Mary Kolawole Prize for Best
Female Graduating Student, as well as the
university’s Alumni Prize for Excellence.
Sharing the secret of her success,
Folorunsho, who also has a good dose of
beauty in her, says:
Her good looks attracted many admirers to
her. Even at that, she notes, her loveliness
did not make her to lose her academic
bearing or focus.
She declares, “I lost count of those that
wanted to be my lovers. There were many of
them. Some of them tried but I ignored
their overtures. When you do not go out at
odd times and you do what you are supposed
to do at the right time, you will not fall into
traps.
“I studied for five hours daily, aside
lectures. I did not have a lover but I had
friends that were boys; not amorous ones.
However, I must admit that there were
distractions from boys. But when you are
determined and you know where you are
going and you try as much as possible to
keep at bay these side attractions, God will
make it possible for you to actualise your
desires.”
The fourth child in her family notes that
focus, determination, implicit faith in God
and His grace were the veritable instruments
for her outstanding academic outing in the
university.
Beyond the stampede from the men folk,
according to Punch, she identifies her fish
farming project as the most challenging
period of her stay in the university.
Taking measurements in the mornings and
evenings during the two months of the
exercise, according to her, was her most
stressful period on campus.
She adds, “Ever since I came into this
school, I dreamt of obtaining a First Class.
I tried as much as possible to be diligent in
my reading, going to class regularly and
doing my assignments. Though I kept on
doing this, I must also admit that the
routine was both tiring and demanding.”
Folorunsho, who aspires to be a lecturer and
an owner of a crop and animal farm, says
her father, Fashiko, literally pushed her
into agriculture.
She notes, “Ever since I was a little girl, I
have developed interest in agriculture
because my father is a good farmer.
Sometimes, before we went to school, he
would take us to the farm to do some work.
Of course, then we were not happy with the
decision, which we considered tough, but
some of us later fell in love with it.
“You plant a crop and it grows. Maybe you
planted a little seed and at the end of the
day, its yield will be huge. We were also
involved in livestock farming I must admit,
these excited my interest in agriculture. So,
when I told my family that I wanted to
study agriculture, nobody opposed the
idea,” she explains.
Stressing the importance of agriculture, she
adds, “People run away from it, but it is
what humanity depends on. Without
agriculture, where are we going to be? The
food we eat, our clothing, raw materials
and so many other benefits come from
agriculture. Agriculture is a very interesting
area.”
To boost agriculture in the country,
Folorunsho pleads with the government to
invest more in the sector and to encourage
farmers with loans, improved seedlings and
other necessary logistics.
She adds that agriculture is a practical
subject, which will not only engage young
people but also make them self-reliant and
employers of labour.
“It will improve national food security, boost
industrialisation and provide more foreign
exchange earnings for the country.”
graduation from the Kwara State University,
Malete, shall for some time to come remain
memorable in her life. Of course, the Osi,
Kwara State, native has every reason to
hold this view. She not only bagged a first
class degree in agriculture, she also emerged
the best graduating student from the
university for the 2013/2014 academic
session.
With a Cumulative Grade Point Average of
3.62, she also took home awards as the best
graduating student in the Department of
Animal Production, Fisheries and
Aquaculture; as well as in the College of
Agriculture.
She also bagged the prize instituted by the
Lubcon Company Limited for overall best
student; the Mary Kolawole Prize for Best
Female Graduating Student, as well as the
university’s Alumni Prize for Excellence.
Sharing the secret of her success,
Folorunsho, who also has a good dose of
beauty in her, says:
Her good looks attracted many admirers to
her. Even at that, she notes, her loveliness
did not make her to lose her academic
bearing or focus.
She declares, “I lost count of those that
wanted to be my lovers. There were many of
them. Some of them tried but I ignored
their overtures. When you do not go out at
odd times and you do what you are supposed
to do at the right time, you will not fall into
traps.
“I studied for five hours daily, aside
lectures. I did not have a lover but I had
friends that were boys; not amorous ones.
However, I must admit that there were
distractions from boys. But when you are
determined and you know where you are
going and you try as much as possible to
keep at bay these side attractions, God will
make it possible for you to actualise your
desires.”
The fourth child in her family notes that
focus, determination, implicit faith in God
and His grace were the veritable instruments
for her outstanding academic outing in the
university.
Beyond the stampede from the men folk,
according to Punch, she identifies her fish
farming project as the most challenging
period of her stay in the university.
Taking measurements in the mornings and
evenings during the two months of the
exercise, according to her, was her most
stressful period on campus.
She adds, “Ever since I came into this
school, I dreamt of obtaining a First Class.
I tried as much as possible to be diligent in
my reading, going to class regularly and
doing my assignments. Though I kept on
doing this, I must also admit that the
routine was both tiring and demanding.”
Folorunsho, who aspires to be a lecturer and
an owner of a crop and animal farm, says
her father, Fashiko, literally pushed her
into agriculture.
She notes, “Ever since I was a little girl, I
have developed interest in agriculture
because my father is a good farmer.
Sometimes, before we went to school, he
would take us to the farm to do some work.
Of course, then we were not happy with the
decision, which we considered tough, but
some of us later fell in love with it.
“You plant a crop and it grows. Maybe you
planted a little seed and at the end of the
day, its yield will be huge. We were also
involved in livestock farming I must admit,
these excited my interest in agriculture. So,
when I told my family that I wanted to
study agriculture, nobody opposed the
idea,” she explains.
Stressing the importance of agriculture, she
adds, “People run away from it, but it is
what humanity depends on. Without
agriculture, where are we going to be? The
food we eat, our clothing, raw materials
and so many other benefits come from
agriculture. Agriculture is a very interesting
area.”
To boost agriculture in the country,
Folorunsho pleads with the government to
invest more in the sector and to encourage
farmers with loans, improved seedlings and
other necessary logistics.
She adds that agriculture is a practical
subject, which will not only engage young
people but also make them self-reliant and
employers of labour.
“It will improve national food security, boost
industrialisation and provide more foreign
exchange earnings for the country.”
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