St Peter's: NSMQ Star From High School Who Swept 16 Out Of 22 Awards At 2023 UCC Graduation Meets Bawumia

• Nathaniel Codjoe, a medical doctor swept 16 out of 22 awards at the 2023 graduation ceremony of the University of Cape Coast (UCC)
• He emerged as the Best Graduating Male Student of the School of Medical Sciences during the 55th Congregation of the Ghanaian establishment
• Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, with whom Codjoe had a meeting, celebrated the young man for the achievement in a tweet that received accolades

Nathaniel Codjoe, a medical doctor who swept 16 awards at the 2023 graduation ceremony of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has met Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

The St Peter's Senior High School alumnus earned attention when he most recently walked across the stage to receive his medical degree and awards at the second session of the 55th Congregation for graduates from the College of Health and Allied Sciences.

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Nathaniel Codjoe's awards

Codjoe emerged as the best student in 16 areas, including Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology, Community Medicine, Chemical Pathology, Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine, and Family Medicine.

He also received six honours from the School of Medical Sciences, including those for Best Graduating Male Student, Best Graduating Clinical Student, Best Graduating Pre-clinical Student, Best Student in MB ChB Final Part II, Best Overall Performance, and Best Overall Male Medical Student.

Nathaniel Codjoe meets Bawumia

The prodigy met with the vice-president shortly after receiving social media accolades for his remarkable achievements.

Meet @codjoenat27, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in medicine and surgery and swept 16 out of 22 awards at the just-ended 2nd session of the 55th Congregation of the University of Cape Coast. Congratulations Nathaniel. Reach for your dreams. It is possible,'' a tweet on Vice-President Bawumia's account read.

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Speaking to YEN.com.gh, Codjoe expressed excitement over the remarkable achievements.

''It is a good feeling to win that number of awards. At the same time, I must say this achievement humbles me because equally and probably even more brilliant students have passed through this system over the years, so to have the opportunity to win this number of awards is a humbling experience for me, which I am always grateful to God for,'' he told YEN.com.gh.

He added that ''he sees it as a privilege to be in a position where you can motivate others to achieve their goals and ambitions''.

Scores of netizens reacted, with many showing compliments on Codjoe under the post below:

Netizens celebrate Codjoe after meeting Bawumia

@AbdulRaufIbra20 reacted:

Congratulations to him.

@voltalegends said:

Beautiful. No long things. Congratulations, champion! Soldier on.

@_AtoKwam reacted:

Congratulations to Nathaniel for the hard work..thanks to the vice-president for acknowledging him.

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@SammyKofi posted:

You're a star wai. Congratulations.

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that a final-year student at Westlake High School in Atlanta has gained admission into more than 50 colleges with $1.3 million in scholarships.

Daya Brown did well despite spending the most of her high school years in quarantine because of the epidemic, putting her attention into getting ready for college.

Brown revealed that she started the process during her sophomore (second) year of high school in an interview with Good Morning America (GMA).

Source: YEN.com.gh