Ololade Adesina, a student at Rehoboth College in Ilorin, Kwara, who excelled in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), credits his success to the school’s strategy.
Adesina, who received nine distinctions (A1) in the West African tests Council (WAEC) tests, told NAN on Monday that the school’s zero tolerance for exam malpractices drove him to work harder.
“I was surprised to see the result and I was very excited,” said Adesina, who also scored 298 in the last UTME conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
“But my result is a product of God’s grace, mercy, and favour. I give glory to God for such an excellent performance.”
Speaking on how he achieved the result, Adesina said since his school instills discipline in students and has zero tolerance for examination malpractices, he motivated himself.
”I motivated myself into studying hard, knowing about so many things far from me and reading wide,” he said.
Adesina, whose father and mother hail from Ondo and Kwara respectively, also called on governments at all levels to encourage a reading culture among students.
”This can be done by providing well-equipped libraries in strategic places in the society,” he said.
He also admonished students nationwide to continue to work hard and have no mind for shortcuts to success.
Adesina scored distinctions in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and four other subjects.