Here’s
what OAP Freeze penned down about the much talked about Olajumoke and the less
talked about Ayodele who broke a record in UNILAG for the first time since the
school came into existence.
POVERTY MENTALITY
When
are Nigerians going to celebrate real achievements? On the left is Mr. Ayodele
Daniel Dada the first Nigerian to finish university with a perfect CGPA of 5.0
and on the left is Mrs. Olajumoke Orisaguna a 'former' bread seller.
Before
Ayodele, no one had 'EVER' finished with a perfect CGPA in UNILAG!!! Since it
was established in 1962, he made history by becoming the first to achieve such
a commendable feat!
Now,
so many questions come to mind. How come my dear friend Kunbi of 'April with
Kunbi' hasn't styled him or recommended him for styling? How come CNN hasn't
done a story on him? How come his life isn't documented on blogs daily? How
come he isn't a brand ambassador for any product? The questions are ceaseless.
Ciara put up a post of an equally beautiful traffic hawker selling some type of
fruit yesterday and she was described, in Ciara's own words as 'beautiful and
talented'. If these two 'hawker beauties' were discovered less than 2 months
apart, it means that beautiful girls that hawk commodities aren't in short
supply in Lagos. While people who finish with with a 5.0 CGPA are almost non
existent! It took 54 years to produce the first one!
While
Olajumoke and this other lady are rough stones that could be polished to
achieve a lustrous shine, Ayodele is a true jewel, a rare yellow diamond in its
truest and purest form. Let's not let our 'poverty mentality', that makes
things of lesser importance seem valuable, cloud our judgement. I have no
objection to polishing stones to bring out their shine, but please let's not do
it at the expense of gems of inestimable value...
The outcome of our future
depends largely on 'what' or 'whom' we invest in. If Japan, Switzerland or
America invested their time and money in pretty bread sellers, we won't have
the brains behind their automotive, aeronautic, horological or financial
achievements today. I'm not saying we shouldn't celebrate Olajumoke o! Before
people call me a hater but like hell we must celebrate Ayodele...
#JustMyThought
#FRZ
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