CHAPTER22: ORKUMAGA GRADUATED WITH FIRST CLASS.
After Orkumaga became the SUG, he began to have little time to study, but his girlfriend miss Susan noticed and advised him to invariably try to have time to read his books but he did not pay heed to that so she started compelling him to read. Every 3 days she would take him to the same hall they use to read before when they started getting closer to each other.
After 4 years, Orkumaga was set to write his final year exams and also, his tenure as SUG came to an end as well. So, he promised his girlfriend Susan who had already became discontented with him for not being the same ilk of person she first met as he was no longer thinking about the main objective he was in the school for in the first place. He assured her of putting politics behind him to read and made sure that his results came good at the end.
Immediately the time table was out, Susan, his (girlfriend) still not been okay with him, called Orkumaga and told him that she felt a bit awkward because of his involvement in school politics, it would be tough for him to have time to deliver his best in the exam. She said again that not because she was finding it hard to trust his level of Intelligence but she was just being concerned about him because she didn't want him to fail but with Orkumaga not been the inactive or dull student, he assured her that he was going to pay heed to his studies as his time as the SUG had already came to an end. He added by assuring her that if at the end, he didn't make her proud, she should never trust him again.
After another election was conducted which saw another student elected as the SUG, he handed over to the incoming SUG and immediately shuffled his attention to his book in preparation to get a good result in his final year exams as she promised his girlfriend (Susan).
A week after handing Over to the new SUG, He called his girlfriend immediately the exam started and reminded her to also put her best and not just to think about him but she laughed and thanked him. Proving to be serious, Orkumaga again set his handset time alarm so that it would enable him wake up exactly 12AM midnight to read and throughout the exam Susan and Orkumaga had stayed away from each other as both love birds were now serious to prove to each other that they meant business and after one month and two weeks of writing the exams, Orkumaga at the end was able to write his exams with full confidence and when the results came out, he got the highest CGPA among all his mates that and for Susan, she also got a very good results as Orkumaga at the end graduated with first class. Susan who was always worried about him became proud and immediately called and congratulated him after the news broke out. She said to Orkumaga that she was not aware that he was an extraordinary person.
Few weeks after graduating with first class, Orkumaga returned by the university to be their lecturer. When Susan heard that, she ran to his house with tears in her eyes as she couldn't hold herself but Orkumaga knowing the ilk of person he was, he expressed little surprise of Susan's reactions so, he asked his girlfriend if he had now made her completely proud but Susan, who was still stunned that after wasting his time on politics, Orkumaga still made it as the best student and was returned a lecturer. She hugged him with tears in her eyes and she then called him her hero and said he had made her proud.
On his graduation day, the school had organized to present his certificate and also announce him (Orkumaga) to the world, he invited his parents and also his secondary school friend James Duke with his parents. Susan was also there and since she was a student of the school and was also graduating, there was no need to invite her as there was also no room for her to talk. His parents and also the Dukes' were very happy and proud of him. So many universities heard about his performances and wanted to make him their lecturer but his school authorities were smart to return him with giving room for other schools but even as they had no chance to acquire him, they still sent some of the their representatives to represent them and also present an award to Orkumaga.
The occasion was opened by the VC of the school as he prayed and welcomed all the people in the attendance. He said he was proud of Orkumaga for his strength as he was able to pull through all that happened to him. He said that he was among the few people that advised him to keep all that happened to him in the school behind him so that it would not discourage him from continuing with his studies in the school because he was not ready to lose such a gem to another school.
After the VC and all the guests had finished talking, Orkumaga's father Mr Martins was given opportunity to talk at the occasion to express how proud he was as a father and he immediately stood up and the microphone was handed over to him. Standing up, he thanked God Almighty for keeping him alive to witness his son being celebrated and also thanked the VC and all the people that were in the attendance. He appreciated the school Authorities and also the Lecturers that taught his son. He also thanked God again for saving his son the time some of the students ambushed him in the night while he was going home from one of his mates father's wake keep. He thank God for saving him again from the assassinators that were sent by the Lecturer to kill him because of a woman. He said he was proud of his son and while he was talking, tears started gushing out of his eyes and his wife Dooter also shed tears. Many also shedded tears as it was an emotional speech as no parents would wish such experiences for their child. He said that he was now a proud father seeing that his son had already made them proud. When he finished talking, his wife (Dooter), Orkumaga's mother was also given opportunity to talk and she was immediately given a microphone. Dooter, starting her speech with thanks to God and also all the people in the attendance. She said that, she had little to say as most of the things have already been said by her husband but the only thing she had to say was to advice people to always have faith by believing in themselves that there's nothing impossible as far as you are still alive. She explained further that the reason why she said that is that, she was told she would never born a child and in fact, not to even get pregnant but at the end every thing is now a narrative. She again said that her son has made her proud and as she was talking, she couldn't not clench her self as she was filled with tears and immediately the microphone was taken away from her as she was told to sit back. After she settled back to her seat, Orkumaga was given Opportunity to talk as microphone was immediately handed over to him. Orkumaga now staring at his parents, bowed down and acknowledged them for trusting in him after all they gone through to give birth to him. He again thanked the school councils for believing in him always and also thanked all the people that were in the occasion. When he finished thanking everyone, he assured the university that as they believes in him, he is not going to disappoint them but can give his all to appreciate the love and confidence they have in him.
After substantiating the school of giving his all, he bowed and went back to his seat as the VC was again given microphone to acknowledge Orkumaga and say his final speech. As the VC stood up, he thanked all the dignitaries and also thanked Orkumaga's parents for giving birth to a super son. The VC again told Orkumaga that the school is proud of him for always giving his all even when he was SUG and thus ended his speech by telling Orkumaga that, he deserved all that is given to him. All the people immediately clapped for him Orkumaga as the VC said he deserved what was been given to him. After the VC finished talking, many staff were given opportunity to talk and after they all spoke, the occasion was ended with prayer by one of the pastors that was invited.