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Graduate Who Spent 12 Years at University Gets Major Job in Top UK Firm

Monday, July 05, 2021 at 5:22 PM by Kelly Lippke

A driven man has inspired social media users with his career success after years of downturn in his academics
The man recounted that he spent 12 whole years in a Nigerian institution but ended up with an unimpressive degree
Things however took a different turn as he is currently in the United Kingdom after landing a job with a top firm there

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A man's story has gone to show that no matter one's predicament, there is surely a light at the end of the tunnel. This is as a man shared how he went from an under-performing to making it.

Joy as man who finished who spent 12 years schooling only to finish with 3rd class hits it big in UK as he is offered huge job — He finished after 12 years of schooling in Nigeria with a 3rd class Photo Credit: Ogbeni La
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Identified as Ogbeni La on Facebook, the man said it had cost him 12 years to bag a degree with low marks. However despite that poor academic showing, he is now working with a top firm in the United Kingdom.

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He wrote:

"Went from spending 12 years to earn a third class degree in Nigeria to securing a job with one of the top organisations in the UK. How did I do it? Aspire to Maguire. If I can do it, you can do it. Ogbeni La."

Congratulatory messages flooded his comment section with some also coming up with different views to his account.

Amb Ogunolu Samisideen commented:

"Hmmmm bro don't talk this way to someone who is first class in Nigeria and yet he is driving okada in Nigeria Eve in UK not everybody is destiny to travel down there,yours is Destiny and lucky because those that are better than you are many but God loves you more that is why He appointed you out from disappointment, give thanks to your head and your God. Congrats."

Akinyemi Fisayo Opeyemi said:

"You see this God ehn, he's got times and seasons in his hands. Congratulations, brother."

Man goes from finishing with low marks and being rejected to becoming the best

Meanwhile, Briefly News previously reported that a man who had finished from a university with low marks emerged the best student in an European school after more than 16 rejections.

Obi's result served as a bottleneck as all foreign applications he made to further his studies were turned down including the ones made to US, UK and Canada universities.

An undeterred Obi said he applied to study in another European university, in Cyprus precisely and succeeded. He not only finished with a higher honour result but went on to become the best student of the year and also bagged a placement for PhD studies.