Young Man Wins Award and Money in US for His Farming Skill, Says Nigeria Never Celebrated Him for Once
- A Nigerian, Olalekan Ayodele Sipasi, said he achieved big academic recognition in America less than two years into his PhD program
- Olalekan stated that in all his years as a student in Nigeria, he never got any kind of award, a situation Kansas State University turned around
- Nigerians who took to his comment section to congratulate him as one person said he should not have condemned his country
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A Nigerian man, Olalekan Ayodele Sipasi, has taken to LinkedIn to celebrate the academic feat he achieved in America.
Olalekan said that with all the years he spent in Nigeria as an undergraduate and master’s student, his country never celebrated him in any way.
Source: UGC
A recognition that came with money
He revealed that in less than two years at the Kansas State University College of Agriculture as a PhD student, he was given an award.
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For his inputs that helped production agriculture, he got a scholarship of $5,000 (N2,057,750) for 2021 and 2022.
Many thanks to my supporters
The Nigerian man, therefore, thanked his supervisor, Dr Cowan, who supported him greatly during his research. According to Olalekan, they sometimes worked from 3 am to 12:30 am the next day.
He also thanked others who have given him support throughout the course of his journey. Olalekan revealed he will even be needing more help as he goes into the second phase of his research.
YEN.com.gh compiled some of the reactions to his post below:
Jude Prince Onuh said:
"Many more wins boss."
Nathaniel Azubuike Nwogwu said:
"Congratulations Olalekan Ayodele Sipasi."
Obanor Helen NKEM said:
"Congratulations. U re almost there."
Azeez Akinbowale said:
"Congratulations brother."
Moyinoluwa Dada said:
"Congratulations Sipasi. Keep winning!"
Fatima Adamu said:
"'No be naija again? Last last to japa na hin sure pass. Congrats omoluabi!"
OLANREWAJU ODUSINA said:
"Great work. Congratulations (You didn't need to drag Nigeria tho)... Congratulations once again..."
Nigerian man bags degrees in different countries
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a Nigerian man known as Oluwaseun E. Adedeji took to LinkedIn to narrate the academic feat he was able to achieve in 10 years.
In a post on the platform, Oluwaseun revealed that after he got his degree from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), he went ahead to the UK for his masters.
With his second degree done at Loughborough University in 2014, he proceeded to the University of Alberta in Canada where he got his PhD in 2021.
Source: YEN.com.gh
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