Mr Farouk Sanni, 60-year-old retired banker, was the cynosure of all eyes of 75th-anniversary convocation ceremony at the University of Ibadan.
The sexagenarian who graduated with a first-class degree in Sociology bagged eight awards at the convocation ceremony, the retired banker revealed that he wrote UTME with his child, who is equally studying Law at the same university.
Mr Farouk Sanni, who attended the same school with his child has achieved his lifelong dream as he graduated with a first-class degree in Sociology at the University of Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
The success achieved by mR Farouk is an indication that age is just numbers when it comes to going for what one believes, Sanni bagged eight awards and emerged as the best-graduating student in his department as declared at 75th-anniversary convocation ceremony.
Mr Farouk Sanni who formerly worked with the United Bank of Africa (UBA) revealed that he studied Accounting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife imposed by an uncle.
The sexagenarian said after he retired, he pursued his quest to understand human behaviour by sitting for the University Matriculation Examination (UTME) again before he gained admission to study Sociology.
According to Vanguard, Sani disclosed that he wrote UTME with his child, who is studying Law at the same university.
The shining graduate stated: “Studying in a class where you have those who are of the same age as your children can be very challenging, but I was magnanimous to accommodate what happened. Some called me daddy, some called me Mr Sanni while some will even say ‘he may be a daddy but he is not my father’. I experienced a lot of things, but as an old person, I was able to remain focused.”
