Wetin I go talk? E be like film o! One small boy wey dey hustle for Dutse don turn graduate!
Ahmad Isa na him name, and this young man no be ordinary at all. E don waka through plenty because e no come from wetin we fit call better background. As small as he be, na so he dey search for Qur’anic education and survival for streets. But today, my people, he don complete him NYSC!
Naija dey sweet me when I see story wey get hope. Ahmad as small boy, e dey do errand, they wash plates, anything wey go fit bring food come table. But, him eyes dey shine for education and better life. No be small matter o, but God dey help am!
One day, e meet Mr. Alan Maiyaki, wey dey work for Federal Government. This oga no just see person wey dey hustle, him see hope! Na so e carry Ahmad enter primary school. As Maiyaki talk, him mama don work for school for 35 years, so education dey run for him blood.
This man wey bring difference for Ahmad life na real MVP. He dey remember when he dey for NYSC for Niger State, how Doctor Amina Mohammed dey encourage dem to take education serious. E decide sey make he help Ahmad, and today, see wetin happen!
Ahmad no just go primary school, e carry Qur’anic education mix am with regular school. E pass Nuhu Muhammad Junior Secondary School, then graduate for Dutse Capital Secondary School like boss. You fit believe sey him score 217 for JAMB on top him first try? Omo! Na serious level o!
So, 2019, Ahmad enter Federal University Dutse to study Criminology and Security Studies. No be beans, but he end up with Second Class Upper. For him mind, him no forget wetin Maiyaki tell am: ‘No let your background drag you back.’ Na so he carry am for head.
Now, na so he don wear NYSC khaki, and him serve for Zaria, Kaduna State. The boy don shine well-well, and he don collect him certificate for December 18, 2025. You sabi wetin be this? Na big achievement!
Ahmad mama, Halima, dey glow with joy. She say Ahmad na first graduate for their family! Imagine, she don lose him papa when he just dey two years. Now she dey talk say, ‘I no believe say my pikin go fit carry western education.’ Small miracles dey happen for Naija, my people!
As Ahmad dey soar, him Islamic teacher, Malam Hassan Yalwawa, dey follow him journey. E don dey teach Ahmad since he be five years, and now, e dey proud sey Ahmad don prove wetin we sabi – Almajiri fit shine if person just help dem small.
Ahmad no dey only dey grab academic success; him dey learn tailoring too. Na so him get him own shop for Hakimi Street, and him dey train five apprentices. This guy dey show say hustle fit pay, and together we fit build better Naija.
Na wetin dey sweet me pass na the bond between Ahmad and Maiyaki, wey no be almajiri or Edo person matter, but human compassion! Naija go still better, my people. We go dey hold on to hope!
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