74-year-old Man Gains Admission Into university

74-year-old Man Gains
Admission Into
university Posted: 03 Apr 2012 10:24 PM
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74-year-old retired Lt-Col. Pa
Akinropo Aderemi Adegunju
was on Monday, among the
5,000 students who matriculated at the Obafemi
Awolowo University (OAU),
Ile Ife. The retired army officer,
whose ambition attracted
many observers, including his
fellow colleagues who were
matriculating, is a father of
four successful men who have all graduated from different
ivory towers in the country,
including OAU where one his
sons bagged an M.Sc in
Architecture. The law student, who
enthusiastically spoke briefly
with LEADERSHIP said: “I am
proud and fulfilled. This is the
desire of my heart and I
thank God for this occasion”. LEADERSHIP exclusively learnt
that Papa Adegunju passed
through the normal academic
rigours of obtaining JAMB
direct entry form and was
given admission to study law at OAU which is known for its
high standard and scholarship. There, he would pursue his
degree in Law for four years
with teenagers, some of who
are age mates of his grand
children. Pa Aderemi
Adegunju would have clocked 80 years old while in
the law school. Further findings revealed that
Adegunju has already trained
four boys in Architecture,
Engineering and other fields
before he personally resolved
to study Law in OAU. Some of his children, it was
gathered, are Managers and
hold other senior officials in
various fields while one of
them works overseas. “Papa is not here to acquire
the certificate as a meal ticket.
You know he retired as a
Lieutenant Colonel. He only
needs the education to
broaden his horizon,” a member of his family who
craved anonymity revealed. Lt. Col. Adegunju finished his
secondary school education at
Molusi College, Ijebu Igbo in
1958 and attended North West
Polytechnic, London in 1964.
He qualified as a Chartered Secretary in 1968 and retired
from Nigerian Army after 21
years of meritorious service. Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor
of the University, Prof.
Bamitale Omole has
congratulated the 5000
students who matriculated
for various programmes. The vice chancellor who said
that he was “specially happy” told the students to
regard themselves as being
lucky to be admitted out of
the 72,500 students who
applied to the university.