I Was not reading always i have a social too

Ayodele Daniel Dada, the star graduand of the University
of Lagos (UNILAG), is already the toast of many
companies.

The 29-year-old Psychology graduate set a record for
achieving the maximum 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point
Average (CGPA) in the university.
After receiving his scroll at the 2014/2015 convocation,
he said he has been approached by many companies,
three of them multinationals.

Dada, who is working as an intern in one of the firms he
refused to mention, said he has not made up his mind
which one to go with.

“Many companies have been requesting for my services.
I won’t mention them but there are three solid offers
now and I am currently on an internship with a global
multinational company,” he said.
At the convocation, Dada carted home prizes worth N1
million for his sterling performance.

He won eight awards of various categories, including the
Vice Chancellor’s award for the best graduating student,
worth N600 000. He also got N500 000 from the
UNILAG Alumni Association, which was presented by the
National president, Dr Sunny Kuku.
Kuku, who announced the award while admitting the new
graduands into the alumni association, said the body
rewarded him with N100, 000 to represent each CGPA he
attained, adding up to N500, 000, as against the
association’s usual N100, 000 cash prize to the best
graduating student as well as a plaque.

Dada, who was thrilled by the awards, expressed
profound gratitude to the institution for their support.

Being the top of his class from his first year, he said he
used the opportunity to teach his peers and younger
ones as much as he could and eventually got paid for his
tutoring services.

“I give glory to God and I understand that it took a lot to
get here. I am proud of all the people who were part of
my success story. I also feel the weight of the
responsibility that this achievement bequeaths on me.

“I did private tutoring for my colleagues and my juniors
while in school and they paid me for it. It was useful for
me even in my own academics. I got the advantages
both academically and financially,” Dada said.

Delivering his valedictory speech, Dada said being the
best was not only about reading books, but having a
balanced life and surmounting impossibilities.

He said: “I was a social person throughout school. I
attended birthday parties, cinemas, I had so many
movies on my laptop and I was sharing them with my
colleagues, as I was sharing notes as well.

“I have fond memories. I was the head of my final year
planning committee for dinners, symposium, and was
involved in a lot of other things. But I didn’t have a
girlfriend.

“I had close friends but I did not want to have to deal
with a lot of things at the same time. I was working and
schooling. You don’t have to be a genius to get the
results of a genius. Just target excellence always. The
nation needs us. We must readily take direction for our
lives.”