Khadijah Abu Seidu: Mother of Three Adjudged the Overall Best Nursing Student At UCC

• A Ghanaian woman, Khadijah Abu Seidu, has achieved academic success at the University of Cape Coast
• Seidu, who is married with three kids, was announced valedictorian of the UCC's School of Nursing & Midwifery
• Because of this stellar achievement, the UCC has offered her a scholarship to pursue a master's degree in either field

Khadijah Abu Seidu, a brilliant young Ghanaian woman from Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana, has made her family proud by graduating top of her class at the university.

The young woman was adjudged the overall best graduate student in the BSc. Midwifery (Top Up) course at the graduation ceremony of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

With a Cumulative Grade Point Average CGPA of 3.8, Abu Seidu, a married woman with three kids, was crowned the valedictorian of UCC's School of Nursing & Midwifery.

A post-sighted hy YEN.com.gh on the UCC's Facebook page indicated that the young woman has been awarded a scholarship to pursue a two-year MPhil/MSc. in Nursing or Midwifery by the school, owing to her stellar academic success.

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Khadijah Abu Seidu's academic and professional journey

Although she was born in Tamale, Abu Seidu's academic journey started at the Presbyterian Practice primary at Agogo in the Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

She later proceeded to the Pinamang Preparatory and then Konongo Odumasi in the Asante Akim Central Municipality, where she sat for her Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

After excelling in the BECE, Khadijah returned to Tamale to enrol at the Ghana Secondary School, where she scored a 17 aggregate in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Following the completion of her secondary education, the mother of three applied to the Tamale Community Health Nursing School, where she was awarded a Diploma in Midwifery.

Between 2019 and 2022, Abu Seidu again enrolled at the Pantang Nursing and Midwifery Training College to further her education, following which she proceeded to the UCC for her top-up BSc. Midwifery.

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Two female students named valedictorians at UCC

YEN.com.gh also previously reported that two Ghanaian female students were jointly named valedictorians at the 57Th Congregation of the UCC.

Christiana Akuokor Lamptey and Rochelle Antoinette Eshun both had a CGPA of 4.0 and earned first-class degrees in Home Economics Education.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh