UNIBEN Graduate Writes Letter to Colleague Who Died Before Graduation, Dedicates Certificate To Her
- A Chemistry Education graduate of the University of Benin wrote an open letter to her late colleague
- The lady also dedicated her certificate to her late friend who impacted her educational journey at UNIBEN
- Many who came across the post congratulated the lady and reacted to the open letter she wrote to her late friend
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A University of Benin graduate, Zainab Adegboyega, penned an open letter to her late colleague, who died before graduation.
The lady who studied Chemistry Education also shared photos from her convocation on X.
Source: Twitter
In the post shared by @Zaynab_Shindara on X, the lady shared a screenshot of the letter she composed to her late colleague, Ujuh Catherine Chinememma.
She recounted how her late friend fought to stay alive before she sadly passed on in 2021.
The letter partly read:
“It's so saddening that we didn't finish this journey together. You struggled and tried to stay alive but God knows what is best. You were such a strong, beautiful and intelligent young lady. You speak so softly and so genuine in your dealings.
“You left me to this struggle in 2021 and I cannot deny missing your impacts in our education journey, you made adapting to Uniben easy for me. I miss you so much and I don't know if I had the chance to tell you how much of a good person you were. I pray that God keeps consoling your parents and siblings."
In an interview with Legit.ng, Zainab shared how she met her late friend and gave insight about the latter's demise.
She said:
"I met the lady I wrote about in 2020 when I did direct entry to the University of Benin; she is a very smart and intelligent lady. She had goiter and started living on drugs. She was booked for surgery and she died before the surgery process could take place."
Speaking on her choice of course, she said:
"The reason I chose to study Education in university of Benin was because I did N.C.E and I had to do direct entry after the completion of the college program. I chose chemistry as a course of study because it was my best subject in secondary school. I was blessed with a good chemistry teacher, and I am thankful to her."
See the post below:
Reactions as lady remembers late friend on convocation day
@QueenMahmudah said:
"Congratulations my darling zee."
@nooraiinX said:
“Barakallahu feeh. To Catherine."
@Mo_brightt said:
"Congratulations baby."
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Lady buys sign-out shirt for late friend
In a related story, a lady honoured her roommate, who died before their graduation, by paying her final respect in a unique way.
The lady bought a sign-out shirt for her roommate, Ibiere, who died before graduation.
On the day she signed out from school, she signed on the shirt as she prayed for Ibiere to continue to rest in peace.
Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
