By Shehu Uthman
On 12th 2024, the swirling atmosphere was buzzing with students hurriedly up and down the sloping ground of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. Umar Abubakar, an indigene of Kwara State summoned courage to get his confirmation letter which had been his utmost concern.
The anticipation of having one effort recognized and acknowledged was enough to send butterflies fluttering in his stomach.
As he walked through the huge rod of the university gate, a sense of pride and accomplishment engulfed him. The sight of the towering buildings, the lush green lawns, and the bustling of the students filled him with an indescribable joy.
Being so anxious, he woke up early in the morning and headed to the confirmation hall, leaving his mates behind at home.
Getting the directions to the venue was herculean which gave him the chance to morally ask pedestrians for a way out and all were directing me to the wrong awarding of my unfamiliarity, he was tagged as “Jambitoes” a popular name for new students
Abubakar’s movement was like a wander in search of food, wandering from the faculty of law to political science and so on, leaving ETF3 behind due to the wrong description. He was at the peak of collapsing before he was directed to the right path Luckily, he got to the venue at noon.
Having realized the hoard crowd of students inside the hall with some who had been there waiting for more than three days while some more than two days without collecting their confirmation letter his stomach was rumbling inside his shirt. Losing his consciousness and strength, he sees people’s blurriness. Instead of getting an edible substance to regurgitate into his alimentary canal, he sat with concrete anticipation to collect his confirmation letter which was impossible on that day.
A few minutes later, he fell unconscious and was rushed to the clinic where he opened his blurred eyes to meet with his friend, Ahmad. After a few blinks, he asked what happened to his friend. With a serious glare, Ahmad gave him a piece of advice not to play on his stomach either for lectures or anything related to this without having breakfast.
Umar was very delighted afterward by the advice from his friend which he recorded as indelible. He then realized that doing things in haste only led to errors. He later succeeded in collecting it after a good three days.