24th October, 2021
Joseph Oloruntoba Adeola, one of the godsons of Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi has emerged the overall best graduating student of University of Ilorin.
Adeola who studied Mathematics, like Kumuyi graduated with a CGPA of 4.92, to become the best graduating student of the university for 2020/2021 convocation.
He received the university’s merit award at the school’s 36th convocation ceremony on Saturday.
The event held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the university.
Adeola who also scored a record 196 over 200 in his UTME appreciated God for his achievement, in a post on LinkedIn.
“Small boy with a big God! First graduate in my family!!!196 Jamb Score!!!
Humble beginning! But now…….Best Graduating Student.4.92/5.0
“God lifted a nobody, from nowhere, made him somebody, without the consent of anybody”, he wrote.
His post had attracted over 11,000 likes and 2,000 comments since he broke the news a week ago.
He was also congratulated by the entire management team of The Emerging Tech Foundation and University of Emerging Technologies based in California, United States.
“We hereby celebrate with you Adeola Joseph that you applied the skills you acquired as Research Intern with us, as the overall best graduating student with CGPA: 4.92/5.0 at the Federal University of Ilorin / University of Ilorin, Ilorin in Nigeria.
“Your outstanding performance really show that the Vision & Mission of University of Ilorin really at work.
“The University of Emerging Technologies based in California looking forward to friendly collaboration and partnership with the Federal University of Ilorin / University of Ilorin, Ilorin in Nigeria.”