I Made Second Class Upper – Soyinka

[Shola Sholaz]

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on the Federal and State Governments to eliminate all barriers to children's education.
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He made the call in Aboekuta on Sunday when he hosted secondary school students across the country as part of this year's Open Door Series Project, an international cultural exchange programme.
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He also used the occasion to dispel the insinuation that he graduated with third-class division, explaining that he graduated from the University College, Ibadan with a Second Class Upper.
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The programme was organised as part of activities to mark his 79th birthday.
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Soyinka appealed to the students, particularly, those studying in the violence-prone areas of the north, not to be discouraged by the activities of Boko Haram sect.
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He urged them to draw inspiration from the 16-year- old Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head on October 9, 2012 by Taliban fighters over her campaign for girl-child education in Pakistan.