Oyo state governor,
Governor Abiola Ajimobi, today
disclosed that one of the jobs he picked up while schooling abroad in
1973 was to wash the bodeis of dead people. Governor Ajimobi made the
disclosure while speaking at a
South-West Youths Regional Summit in
Osogbo. 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.’’
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