Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo
State on Tuesday said that he washed dead bodies as a youth to pay his tuition
fees while schooling abroad.
Ajimobi said this at a South-West
Youths Regional Summit in Osogbo.
The governor, while urging the
youth to have a positive mindset toward hard work, said he spent eight years
abroad washing dead bodies to survive.
He said his parents only sent him
30 dollars all through his stay abroad, adding that he had to look for a way to
survive.
“I left Nigeria in 1963 to study
abroad, but throughout my stay there, I was washing dead bodies to support
myself to go to school.
“When ever I got home from work,
I will be weeping, remembering the number of dead bodies I washed.
“My boss at work then said I
should not be afraid or fear, adding that such feeling is normal for first
comers.
“He encouraged me to always see
those dead bodies as iced fish.
“But against all odds, I survived
and that is why I am urging youths to see hard work as the only way to success.
“I am saying this to challenge
the youth of our next generation not to give up.
“This is our chance as youths and
as Yorubas to come together to chart a successful pathway for the country.’’
Ajimobi, however, urged Yoruba
leaders and governors to unite for the progress of the Yoruba race.
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