By Hussan Wahab
Examination
Dear Danfodites, by now you must be familiar with the school system. Even a hen does not need more than four months to lay, brood and hatch its eggs.
You should have understood that the real exam at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto(UDUS) is the Union and its system. One who is supposed to be before the panel, responsible for investigating are those we made an investigator. A suspect we ought to ask when, where and how our purse disappeared— one who ought to be judged is gradually becoming a judge. In law, you can not be a judge on your case. How do we expect merit when a father is to judge his son? Where is the body that serves as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Campus? Where is the Zero Tolerance for Corruption (ZTC)? Where is our judiciary arm? We need transparency, we need accountability.
By the way, by now, I believe you would have known the nexus between Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto and her motto — Iqra. The same thing with the weather, the night class, the Morocco grounds, the nonchalant attitudes of the students, the ‘yaros’ and ‘yariyas’, the first IV charging station in Nigeria, the ‘denkeli and awara’, Gurasa among others.
And to be more current, I want to believe you’re now familiar with UDUS and its examination.
You see, the exam has started and here is where to decide which class you want to graduate with.
Dear students, leaving home where you enjoy most to this citadel of learning, undoubtedly, there are reasonable reasons behind this thoughtful action. Then, to have this goal accomplished, some sacrifices need to be put forward which I tagged P3: planning, preparing and prayer.
Know this, prayer works but it works for diligent workers. Your plants have to be watered and the weed there will not just disappear because you are a prayer warrior. Nay, you have to remove it. I’m not in any way going against prayer but the fact as rightly said by Lord Denning: “You can’t put something on nothing and expect it to stand tall, it will surely collapse.”
You are advised to abstain from what will jeopardize your grade.
Dear students, particularly those in their first year, let this hearken to your listening ear, not everything that glitters is gold. Be smart in your doing.
The journey of thousands of miles starts in a day. If not now, then, when will you define your purpose and the grade you want to gain at the end of the day?
Truly, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” However, bear this also in mind that all play without work makes Peter a bad boy. (Lol.) You can do it but abstain from examination malpractices. It destroys.
I wish you all the best of luck!
Hussain Wahab is a concerned and patriotic Nigerian student.