OMG!!!! Student Bags First Class After 17 Carryovers in Benue State University

The Internet was abuzz on Saturday after the
story of a student, Hillary Agbo-Odeh, who
graduated with flying colours against all the
odds, went viral.
According to an online medium, Idoma Voice,
30-year-old Agbo-Odeh completed his
Psychology programme in Benue State University
with a first-class degree after no less than 17
failed courses as an undergraduate.
The Idoma native reportedly completed his
secondary education in 2003 before applying for
a pre-degree programme at BSU in 2005 with
the hope of studying Medicine and Surgery.
Though Agbo-Odeh was said to have emerged as
one of the best in the remedial programme that
year, he was offered admission to study Physics
instead.
It said, “In frustration, he took the plunge and
settled with the Physics (programme) he was
offered with little interest in the course. He
struggled with the course due to lack of
interest. It wasn’t surprising at all that he could
not cope with studies as frustration and
depression set in his academic pursuit.
“Agbo-Odeh was at his lowest ebb in his final
year when his 300-level result was published. He
was at the bottom of his class crawling with 17
carry-overs; he was placed on probation by the
school authority. He became the subject of
mockery in the school among his colleagues.
“Hilary came to a decision point: ‘Why stay here
and be withdrawn?’ He told himself the hard
truth, it was time to move forward regardless of
the storms.”
The online medium added that Agbo-Odeh then
picked a new form for the Joint Admissions
Matriculation Board Exams and applied for
Psychology, which he considered to be closely
related to Medicine.
“By the second semester of his final year (as a
Physics student), the JAMB admission (list) was
out and he was admitted to study Psychology.
Hence, he withdrew from the Physics
Department and started a fresh academic
journey in the department of Psychology.
“The young resilient Idoma boy from Ohimini,
the worst student in Physics, with 17 carry-overs
to his name, would graduate from the
Psychology Department of the same university
with a cumulative grade point average of 4.57.
“His outstanding performance broke many
records in the university, including the pioneer
first class in the Psychology Department since
the university’s inception in 1992. He also
became the overall best graduating student of
the 14th and 15th combined convocation of BSU
held on January 17, 2015. His exploits came with
several rewards, he bagged seven academic
awards including the Tony and Awele Elumelu
Prize for Excellence.”