“I am Son of a Carpenter”: Young Man Bags First Class from FUTO Opens Up About His Past

• A Nigerian man who graduated with first class in mathematics from the Federal University of Technology, Ondo (FUTO) shared his inspiring story
• He remembered that his father was a carpenter who had supported him in the past since when he was a child
• He said that seeing his father’s hard work as a carpenter always encouraged him to work hard as well

Henry Anozie, a Nigerian young man who graduated with first class has revealed what motivated him to pursue academic excellence.

The first-class graduate of mathematics from the Federal University of Technology, Ondo recalled that his father was a carpenter and had helped him in the past.

He said looking at how hardworking he was as a carpenter motivated him always to work hard.

He also disclosed that he studied 12 hours daily to become a first-class student.

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He concluded that academic success is not a miracle but requires steadfastness and discipline.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Gabriel Eze is a 2023 first-class honours graduate of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Owerri, Imo state.

Ebonyi-born Eze defied many odds to achieve this excellent feat, according to his story shared recently on X (formerly Twitter) by Dr Laz Ude Eze, a public health physician.

Narrating Eze's early life, Ude said the fresh graduate lost his father at the age of seven "and the future looked uncertain".

Nigerian man bags first class despite losing dad, grandma days before final exams

In another related story, Legit.ng reported that a young Nigerian man, Victor, has gone on Twitter to narrate how he succeeded despite the personal losses that he had to endure.

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According to him, he lost his dad nine days before his bar final exams. Some weeks before that, his grandmother had passed.

To show how overwhelming the situation was for him, he said that he could not breathe. Despite everything that he had to face, the young man came out with a first class.

Source: Legit.ng