The youths of the South West who gathered at the Regional Youth Summit at Osogbo on Tuesday were amazed to hear the trauma the Oyo State governor, Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi went through to send himself to school abroad.
Governor Ajimobi said this to encourage youths in the region to be ready to work hard to become somebody in life.
The governor, while urging the youth to have a positive mind-set toward hard work, said he spent eight years abroad washing dead bodies to survive.
He said his parents only sent him $30 all through his stay abroad, adding that he had to look for a way to survive.
“I left Nigeria in 1963 to study abroad, but throughout my stay there, I was washing dead bodies to support myself to go to school.
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“Whenever I got home from work, I will be weeping, remembering the number of dead bodies I washed.
“My boss at work then said I should not be afraid or fear, adding that such feeling is normal for first comers.
“He encouraged me to always see those dead bodies as iced fish.
“But against all odds, I survived and that is why I am urging youths to see hard work as the only way to success.
“I am saying this to challenge the youth of our next generation not to give up.
“This is our chance as youths and as Yorubas to come together to chart a successful pathway for the country.’’
Ajimobi, however, urged Yoruba leaders and governors to unite for the progress of the Yoruba race.
www.sojworld.com © January 10, 2018
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