A 58-year-old woman named Mrs Alfred has finally achieved her dream of earning a bachelor’s degree after she graduated from the Federal University of Lafia in Nigeria.
Mrs Alfred obtained her bachelor’s degree in Social Work at the Federal University of Lafia, Nassarawa Nigeria. Her Daughter, Chef Kay shared the achievement on her Instagram describing her mother as a great inspiration to them.
”Proud Graduate @ 58! My Mum is a great inspiration to me and this really got all of us(I and my siblings) emotional,” she said.
Chef Kay said her mother started the degree program, six years ago as encouraged by her late father. She added that the degree programme was supposed to last for just 4 years but she was delayed because of the Covid 19 and the academic union strike
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She stated that the delay lasted for 10 months. Despite the delay, Chef Kay said her mother was not discouraged but rather became more determined.
Chef Kay mentioned that the achievement made her and her siblings emotional as their father who was their mother’s cheerleader died a few months before she completed her final exam at the university.
She said even though her father is not alive to witness her accomplishment, she knows he is fulfilled seeing that she finally earned the bachelors degree at her age. ”It’s also sad that my dad who was her cheerleader left us earlier this year but I know he is fulfilled seeing this accomplishment even at this age of hers,” she said.
Extending her congratulations to her mother, Chef Kay said she is proud of her for fighting all odds to finally achieve her dream. She said she is thankful to her mother for sacrificing those years she would have gone to school for them to attend better schools.
Chef Kay said her mother’s achievement marks the beginning of even greater things for her adding that she will continue to cherish and love her mother.
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In another story, an exceptional 88-year-old woman, Horace Sheffield has fulfilled her lifelong dream after earning a degree from Shorter University in the United States.
Ella, from Georgia, earned a bachelor’s degree in Christian Studies at Shorter University, United States. He walked across the stage alongside his tutor, Amanda Brannock to receive his diploma
Sheffield initially went to Shorter University from 1960 to 1965, but he quit before graduating to help educate his daughters. Read more about Sheffield HERE.
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