Opinion: Professor Gambari: A Unique Encounter That Changed My Life, By Steve Ogidan
…others are entitled to their opinions but this was my experience. Professor Gambari intervened at a critical point in my life and gave a crucial lift to a young person he barely knew for absolutely selfless reasons. Later in life, I discovered that I was not alone in this experience. Hundreds of us in Zaria benefited from his kindness and patriotic support for Nigerians, and he never bothered to ask where we all came from.
In 1985, I was admitted to study at the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. With my distinction from the Federal College of Education, Katsina and just completing the mandatory National Youth Service, I looked forward to going through the processes and becoming a student of the great institution. But when I went to commence the registration process, I ran into a hitch.
Eventually, we found the assistant registrar in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. After asking him why he refused to register me and not getting a satisfactory explanation, Professor Gambari requested him to do the right thing. And the assistant registrar did so right there, signing off on the document on the bonnet of a car.
Eventually, we found the assistant registrar in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. After asking him why he refused to register me and not getting a satisfactory explanation, Professor Gambari requested him to do the right thing. And the assistant registrar did so right there, signing off on the document on the bonnet of a car. That was how my dream of attending ABU was revived – through an act of uncommon kindness by a man I barely knew.
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