He recently bagged a Masters with distinction in Mechanical Engineering
from the University College London. He is an inspirational speaker.
from the University College London. He is an inspirational speaker.
He posted:
“I was born into a very comfortable home, with both amazing parents
and without a disability. However, when I turned 5, I was diagnosed with
paraplegia- a rare condition with no medical clarity.
and without a disability. However, when I turned 5, I was diagnosed with
paraplegia- a rare condition with no medical clarity.
I became confined to a
wheelchair. Growing up in Nigeria, I unconsciously associated disability to
poverty and crime due to amputated beggars on the streets mostly as a result of
Sharia Law practised in the North.
wheelchair. Growing up in Nigeria, I unconsciously associated disability to
poverty and crime due to amputated beggars on the streets mostly as a result of
Sharia Law practised in the North.
This was the general opinion of most
Nigerians in my social circle as a child. Having myself become physically
challenged, I was exposed to the stigma and assumptions that came with being
‘disabled’. All of a sudden, I was looked at with pity, with judgement and
sometimes with resentment by my fellow countrymen.
As I became an adult, I began to realise
that the onus was on me to make something of myself and create my life and
future the way I envision it. My future was, and would always be in my own
hands.”
Meanwhile, his father, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has
expressed happiness over the feat recorded by his physically challenged son,
Adebola, as he got distinction in Mechanical Engineering in his master’s
programme.
In his reaction to the son’s feat, Daniel in a press statement signed by his
media aide, Steve Oliyide, said: