The best-graduating student of Covenant University, Fatima Dashe, says she became a chartered accountant in her third year at the university in Ota, Ogun State.
Dashe, who graduated from the Department of Accounting with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5/5, said her parents encouraged her to focus on her studies and graduate with a first class.
She added that her sojourn to Covenant University was the first time she would be far away from her family and secondary school friends in Jos, Plateau State.
The graduate disclosed this via a post on her LinkedIn page.
Dashe noted that she was shy, scared, timid, and had troubles making friends in her early days in the university, adding that the institution later helped her to build her independence and confidence.
She stated: “I came to Covenant University scared, firstly because it was the first time I would be so far away from my family in Jos and because none of my friends from secondary school was coming there so I was alone. I was mostly shy, timid and preferred to be on my own
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“My first week in CU, I remember calling my parents and crying over the phone that I wanted to come home. They encouraged me and at the time it just felt like they were making excuses but today I am glad they encouraged me. I decided to focus on my books and ignore everything else. I was lonely and scared but see how far I’ve come.
“At first I had troubles making friends because I was mostly on my own and I would always exclude myself from others.
“Somehow God knew that I wasn’t happy and throughout my four years in CU I made the most amazing friends ever, most of them have become family and I’m so grateful that I was able to open up my heart to love and appreciate all of my friends.
“Being in CU helped me to build my independence and confidence. The most important part of it was that I discovered my greatest asset which is the spirit of God in my life.
“As I grew with God, I experienced so much grace and favour. Even when my courses were difficult, even when I had to balance my school work and my ICAN journey, God made it possible for me to have a perfect CGPA and to be a chartered accountant at my 3rd year in school.
“Even when I felt overwhelmed or I had issues with my friends or roommates, God would always send peace to settle the situation.
“Today I’m here and when I think about where I am today, I cannot even explain it because God’s grace was always made available to me with many sprinkles of peace. I am so grateful to God.”
Dashe, therefore, thanked her family members and the management of Covenant University “for all their efforts and contributions to my life”.
