Dear Hopefuls,
Our hopeful for this week is:
Gwaha Madwette
B.Sc Natural and Environmental Science,
American University of Nigeria, Yola.
Commencement Class Speaker (Class of 2017),
SIGMA Pension Award for Academic Excellence Recipient,
Athlete Award Recipient,
Served as Director of Sports, Director of Media and IT and Director of Health on the Student Government Association (SGA) board in 2014,2015 and 2016/17 respectively
He shares his story with us at OurSharedHope.
OurSharedHope: Who would you define as the Modern Youth?
Gwaha: The modern Nigerian youth dreams big and has an inner drive to be successful. The modern Nigerian youth has an entrepreneurial mindset with an innovative approach to solving problems. However, the modern Nigerian youths gets carried away easily by peer pressure, social media, family wealth, pride etc. The modern Nigerian youth forgets that nothing comes easy and that success is a marathon not a sprint. In addition, the modern Nigerian youth tends to leave out an essential part of life's journey out of the equation, which is God. Generally, I see the modern Nigerian youth as a generation with diverse talents and immense potential capable of driving change and development.
OurSharedHope: So i guess i'm right to say that you also see yourself as a "modern Nigerian Child"?
Gwaha: Youth or child? (laughs). Of course I do, and I try not to get carried away by anything.
OurSharedHope: Okay, Youth. what are your dreams? what is your inner drive?
Gwaha: I want to see myself in a position where I can influence others to do good in the society. What drives me is my hard work ethic and my spirit of volunteerism and community service. I like to see people develop so I dedicate time to ensure that people I live with, work with, talk with, always learn something positive from me.
OurSharedHope: You were the commencement speaker at your graduation, tell me about that.
Gwaha: An incredible experience that I'll never forget. It was a great honor to represent my class, reflecting on our university journey and motivating them for what is about to come.
OurSharedHope: I asked Abdul Modu this question and i'm going to ask you too: What does AUN mean to you?
Gwaha: I often tell this to people. AUN is home, AUN is family. The amazing and unique student life experience plus high academic standard really brought out the best in me. I found myself engaging in co-curricular activities that led to my development in various aspects. I met great people that inspired me. I built healthy relationships and made life long friends.
OurSharedHope: But one would say that students of AUN party most of the time, that they do not take academics seriously, do you agree with this?
Gwaha: (Laughs) That's not true. We do take our academics very serious and we have fun at the same time. That's what makes AUN unique. We have an extraordinary student life experience that ensures we don't forget our primary purpose. I don't think other Nigerian Universities have to score a 93 to make an "A". We have a high academic standard and we do very well despite the high standards.
OurSharedHope: 93 is quite a high score. Your past SGA president (Bapullo) refereed to AUN as "Africa's Harvard" do you agree with him? shouldn't a university like ABU claim such a tittle?
Gwaha: It is, it requires a lot of hard work and determination to meet up and I am happy we are all doing excellently well over there. Back to your question about Africa's Harvard. Yes, Mr Abdulrahman Bappullo is absolutely right, AUN can claim that title. There are so many innovative ideas that are turned into reality in AUN, global citizens and service driven leaders with the ability to compete at any level are made in AUN. AUN is leading various researches on sustainability, it is empowering women and children in the society and touching lives in various aspects.
OursharedHope: AUN is Africa's Harvard, i think we should get Bapullo also to continue on this. You said earlier that you made a lot of friends who inspired you, would you mention a few?
Gwaha: I'm sure he will gladly continue. Of course. JohnPaul Offor, Abdulrahman Bappullo and other amazing people.
OurSharedHope: Where you part of SGA or CAB?
Gwaha: I did not work with the Campus Activities Board (CAB) during my stay at AUN but I worked with the Student Government Association (SGA) as Director of Sports, Director of Media and IT and Director of Health in 2014,2015 and 2016/17 respectively
OurSharedHope: Congratulations and thank you for such service. Now, after graduation, what is next?
Gwaha: Thank you very much. Well for now, just work before service.
OurSharedHope: What do you think is OurSharedHope ?
Gwaha: A platform for young people to share their stories and express their hopes and aspirations for the future.
OurSharedHope: Any shout outs?
Gwaha: Big shout out to the whole AUN community and OurSharedHope crew!
OurSharedHope: Thank you very much sir for your time and patience. We look forward to speaking with you sometime very soon. Stay Hopeful.
Well there you have it guys, Gwaha Madwette on OurSharedHope.
We hope you enjoyed this interview as much as we did, we hope to see you soon enough.
Be sure to comment, share, ask questions, make corrections and yes, check your mail for you might just be our next hopeful. You can also register to receive mails notifying you of a new post (check the side bar) Or send us a mail at oursharedhope@gmail.com or for a quicker response DM us @mroursharedhope on Twitter.
From us here at OurSharedHope, we say thank you and stay hopeful.
Our hopeful for this week is:Gwaha Madwette
B.Sc Natural and Environmental Science,
American University of Nigeria, Yola.
Commencement Class Speaker (Class of 2017),
SIGMA Pension Award for Academic Excellence Recipient,
Athlete Award Recipient,
Served as Director of Sports, Director of Media and IT and Director of Health on the Student Government Association (SGA) board in 2014,2015 and 2016/17 respectively
He shares his story with us at OurSharedHope.
OurSharedHope: Who would you define as the Modern Youth?
Gwaha: The modern Nigerian youth dreams big and has an inner drive to be successful. The modern Nigerian youth has an entrepreneurial mindset with an innovative approach to solving problems. However, the modern Nigerian youths gets carried away easily by peer pressure, social media, family wealth, pride etc. The modern Nigerian youth forgets that nothing comes easy and that success is a marathon not a sprint. In addition, the modern Nigerian youth tends to leave out an essential part of life's journey out of the equation, which is God. Generally, I see the modern Nigerian youth as a generation with diverse talents and immense potential capable of driving change and development.
OurSharedHope: So i guess i'm right to say that you also see yourself as a "modern Nigerian Child"?
Gwaha: Youth or child? (laughs). Of course I do, and I try not to get carried away by anything.
OurSharedHope: Okay, Youth. what are your dreams? what is your inner drive?
Gwaha: I want to see myself in a position where I can influence others to do good in the society. What drives me is my hard work ethic and my spirit of volunteerism and community service. I like to see people develop so I dedicate time to ensure that people I live with, work with, talk with, always learn something positive from me.
OurSharedHope: You were the commencement speaker at your graduation, tell me about that.
Gwaha: An incredible experience that I'll never forget. It was a great honor to represent my class, reflecting on our university journey and motivating them for what is about to come.
OurSharedHope: I asked Abdul Modu this question and i'm going to ask you too: What does AUN mean to you?
Gwaha: I often tell this to people. AUN is home, AUN is family. The amazing and unique student life experience plus high academic standard really brought out the best in me. I found myself engaging in co-curricular activities that led to my development in various aspects. I met great people that inspired me. I built healthy relationships and made life long friends.
OurSharedHope: But one would say that students of AUN party most of the time, that they do not take academics seriously, do you agree with this?
Gwaha: (Laughs) That's not true. We do take our academics very serious and we have fun at the same time. That's what makes AUN unique. We have an extraordinary student life experience that ensures we don't forget our primary purpose. I don't think other Nigerian Universities have to score a 93 to make an "A". We have a high academic standard and we do very well despite the high standards.
OurSharedHope: 93 is quite a high score. Your past SGA president (Bapullo) refereed to AUN as "Africa's Harvard" do you agree with him? shouldn't a university like ABU claim such a tittle?
Gwaha: It is, it requires a lot of hard work and determination to meet up and I am happy we are all doing excellently well over there. Back to your question about Africa's Harvard. Yes, Mr Abdulrahman Bappullo is absolutely right, AUN can claim that title. There are so many innovative ideas that are turned into reality in AUN, global citizens and service driven leaders with the ability to compete at any level are made in AUN. AUN is leading various researches on sustainability, it is empowering women and children in the society and touching lives in various aspects.
OursharedHope: AUN is Africa's Harvard, i think we should get Bapullo also to continue on this. You said earlier that you made a lot of friends who inspired you, would you mention a few?
Gwaha: I'm sure he will gladly continue. Of course. JohnPaul Offor, Abdulrahman Bappullo and other amazing people.
OurSharedHope: Where you part of SGA or CAB?
Gwaha: I did not work with the Campus Activities Board (CAB) during my stay at AUN but I worked with the Student Government Association (SGA) as Director of Sports, Director of Media and IT and Director of Health in 2014,2015 and 2016/17 respectively
OurSharedHope: Congratulations and thank you for such service. Now, after graduation, what is next?
Gwaha: Thank you very much. Well for now, just work before service.
OurSharedHope: What do you think is OurSharedHope ?
Gwaha: A platform for young people to share their stories and express their hopes and aspirations for the future.
OurSharedHope: Any shout outs?
Gwaha: Big shout out to the whole AUN community and OurSharedHope crew!
OurSharedHope: Thank you very much sir for your time and patience. We look forward to speaking with you sometime very soon. Stay Hopeful.
Well there you have it guys, Gwaha Madwette on OurSharedHope.
We hope you enjoyed this interview as much as we did, we hope to see you soon enough.
Be sure to comment, share, ask questions, make corrections and yes, check your mail for you might just be our next hopeful. You can also register to receive mails notifying you of a new post (check the side bar) Or send us a mail at oursharedhope@gmail.com or for a quicker response DM us @mroursharedhope on Twitter.
From us here at OurSharedHope, we say thank you and stay hopeful.
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