The House of Representatives on Tuesday regarded Mr Abdulsalam Kamaldeen Idowu, a handicapped and previous destitute street homeless person for supporting himself through school to wind up noticeably an attorney and political science graduate.
Likewise regarded was Miss Aarinola Olaiya of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, for achieving uncommon record in her academic interest. The choice took after the reception of a movement sponsored by the House Leader, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos-APC).
The House set out to set up, by law, a Parliamentary Honors/Award System for acknowledgment of uncommon accomplishments by Nigerians.
Gbajabiamila said Abdulsalam Idowu showed strength and diligent work by concentrate political science and law from street begging and regardless of being destitute for a considerable length of time dozing at Idumota Motor Park in Lagos. .
"Idowu lost his two legs to polio at 3 years old, lost his mom at 4 years old, began elementary school at 8 and depended on street begging to fund-raise to purchase garbs, books and to encourage.
He begged for arms from essential through optional school and was referred to on the streets of Lagos as a hobo. From street begging he purchased GCE frame in 2002, sat and passed the GCE and JAMB exam and was consequently confessed to contemplate political science at Unilag.
As he was getting ready to finish his first degree, he sat for the WAEC and JAMB. He assed the exams considered law and was later admitted to Nigerian Law School in 2015 and was called to the Nigerian Bar on Nov. 30 2016,
Aarinola, 24, on her part, had Distinctions in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mental Health and Dermatology (500L) and Distinctions in Surgery (600L), an accomplishment that had been subtle for a time of 28 years at OAU," he said.
Gbajabiamila educated his associates that Ayodele Dada who was also regarded at the House on the 26th of March, 2016, for breaking the 5.0 CGPA at Unilag, simply closed his administration at the Central Bank of Nigeria and planning to promote his investigations abroad.
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