Foremost
Nigerian journalist and the Ovation publisher Chief Dele Momodu, has
said he studied Yoruba, not because he was a dullard.
Nigerian journalist and the Ovation publisher Chief Dele Momodu, has
said he studied Yoruba, not because he was a dullard.
Dele
Momodu, who is a panelist on the recently held Home Advantage Africa
event at Eko Hotel and Suite, said that many people taught he studied
Yoruba in the University because he was a dullard.
Momodu, who is a panelist on the recently held Home Advantage Africa
event at Eko Hotel and Suite, said that many people taught he studied
Yoruba in the University because he was a dullard.
The
Ovasion publisher graduated with (Bsc hons) in Yoruba from the then
University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 19.
Ovasion publisher graduated with (Bsc hons) in Yoruba from the then
University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 19.
According to him, there were hundreds of them admitted for Yoruba studies, but only six graduated in his set.
“When
I said I wanted to study Yoruba, people complained even my illiterate
mother had to ask me that “Ayobamidele is this how dull you’re that you
can’t get any other course, but I had to convince her and told her
Yoruba is like any other languages – be it German, Portuguese.
I said I wanted to study Yoruba, people complained even my illiterate
mother had to ask me that “Ayobamidele is this how dull you’re that you
can’t get any other course, but I had to convince her and told her
Yoruba is like any other languages – be it German, Portuguese.
I
was never a dullard, I studied Yoruba because I didn’t want to do what
everyone was doing. What were fashionable and trending then were courses
like Law, Accounting… I didn’t know that God was preparing for what
I’m doing today. We were about 100 in my part 1 and only six of us
graduated, others ran away. But I went back to the University to prove
that I wasn’t a dullard, that I could do something else, I then did a
master in English literature and for 20years, I didn’t see any Nigerian
that combine such a satanic course because is from one history to
another “
was never a dullard, I studied Yoruba because I didn’t want to do what
everyone was doing. What were fashionable and trending then were courses
like Law, Accounting… I didn’t know that God was preparing for what
I’m doing today. We were about 100 in my part 1 and only six of us
graduated, others ran away. But I went back to the University to prove
that I wasn’t a dullard, that I could do something else, I then did a
master in English literature and for 20years, I didn’t see any Nigerian
that combine such a satanic course because is from one history to
another “
The
renowned publisher also charge young minds at the Home Advantage Africa
event to always get prepared as opportunities fly around looking for
people, but prepared minds.
renowned publisher also charge young minds at the Home Advantage Africa
event to always get prepared as opportunities fly around looking for
people, but prepared minds.
“Nobody
would help you, when you have nothing to offer. Let me share you this
story. When I was in Exile, sent me by the then Military ruler; Sani
Abacha. I was in England and a day I visited Senator Bode Olajumoke and
he said to me, I like your magazine, just that we notice inconsistency.
Then I told him, is about finances that we have great contents, but no
finance to run, then he loaned me £10,000 in 1997, which as you know
media is like casino I couldn’t repay after one year, because I was
still growing Ovasion, then Abacha died and I could come back to Nigeria
and I went straight to Daddy Olajumoke and he said the money was a
gift. There are good people in Nigeria, but you have to take something
to them, you’re been watched” he said.
would help you, when you have nothing to offer. Let me share you this
story. When I was in Exile, sent me by the then Military ruler; Sani
Abacha. I was in England and a day I visited Senator Bode Olajumoke and
he said to me, I like your magazine, just that we notice inconsistency.
Then I told him, is about finances that we have great contents, but no
finance to run, then he loaned me £10,000 in 1997, which as you know
media is like casino I couldn’t repay after one year, because I was
still growing Ovasion, then Abacha died and I could come back to Nigeria
and I went straight to Daddy Olajumoke and he said the money was a
gift. There are good people in Nigeria, but you have to take something
to them, you’re been watched” he said.