21-year-old Female Student Emerges FUK Overall Best Student

Miss Patience Bwanu Iliya a 21-year-old student from the department of mathematics has emerged the overall best student of the Federal University Kashere (FUK), Gombe state.Prof. Alhassan Mohammad Gani, the vice-chancellor of the institution, announced Patience as the overall best at its 2nd Convocation held in Kashere, on Saturday.Patience, who hails from Tula in Gombe state, emerged after graduating with 4.85 CGPA, emerging the best among the 309 graduands for the 2015/2016 academic set.In her valedictory speech, Patience urged other fellow graduands not to relent in the spirit of excellence, integrity and service which had been their watchword in school.Nothing good comes easy, but with the step of faith nothing is impossible.Many are afraid of mathematics as a subject, but I took a bold step and decided to go for what people are afraid of because of my strong conviction that nothing is impossible and today by the special grace of God I am reaping the reward of hardworkShe said many encouraged her to go for medicine but she rejected the idea because of her hatred for drugs.Speaking on her success, she said her success was hinged on her commitment, hard work, steadfastness, and encouragement from both her parents and lecturers, especially her head of department.Patience who is the fourth born in the family of five said her parents and siblings were her driving force.Earlier in his speech, Prof. Gani who spoke on the importance of unity challenged the graduands to build a formidable bond that would add value to the Alma-mata and the nation at large.
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