Gov Ajimobi opened-up at a
South-West Youths Regional Summit in Osogbo.
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of
Oyo State on Tuesday said that he washed dead bodies as a youth to pay his
tuition fees while schooling abroad.
The governor, while urging
the youth to have a positive mindset toward hard work, said he spent eight
years abroad washing dead bodies to survive.
NAN reports that, he said
his parents only sent him $30 all through his stay abroad, adding that he had
to look for a way to survive.
“I left Nigeria in 1963 to
study abroad, but throughout my stay there, I was washing dead bodies to
support myself to go to school.
“Whenever I got home from
work, I will be weeping, remembering the number of dead bodies I washed. My
boss at work then said I should not be afraid or fear, adding that such feeling
is normal for first comers.
“He encouraged me to always
see those dead bodies as iced fish.
“But against all odds, I
survived and that is why I am urging youths to see hard work as the only way to
success.
My boss at work then said I
should not be afraid or fear, adding that such feeling is normal for first
comers.
“He encouraged me to always
see those dead bodies as iced fish.
“But against all odds, I
survived and that is why I am urging youths to see hard work as the only way to
success.
Na wa o
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