Michael (middle) with his parents at the convocation
Michael Arowosegbe, the son of a contract security man, has emerged
the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State University
(LASU) Ojo, on Wednesday, during the institution's 20th convocation.
The 24-year-old from Awe, Oyo State, who obtained a First Class in
Biochemistry, scored 4.86 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) to beat
over 17, 000 candidates the university produced in the 2013/2014 and
2014/2015 academic sessions as seven other persons obtained First Class
from the ivory tower.
Michael who held the audience enthralled with his tortuous life
journey, narrated how he helplessly watched a students’ protest on
campus in 2011, where his father was stoned.
"Many of my friends and colleagues never knew that he once
worked as a contract staff, attached to the Campus Marshal. I witnessed a
students’ protest while in 100 level, where he was stoned. I could not
cry.
"As if that was not enough, another incident occurred on
November 9, 2012, which changed his life to this day. He had an accident
on a bike, while on duty on campus, where he hit his head and back
against the university gate. He could not move any of his limbs
initially.
"Some even thought that was the end of him, and that it might
affect my academics because there was no succour from the appropriate
authorities, But, glory be to God, he is recuperating and I am today a
graduate," he said.
Michael, who also emerged the best graduating student from the
Faculty of Sciences, noted that he reluctantly came to LASU after he was
denied admission at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun
State.
"I reluctantly chose LASU as my second choice in 2011 Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination and I almost ignored the post-UTME
that year because I had already written that of OAU, where I scored 278.
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