+ Grass to grace; What friends, colleagues wrote on the journalist nicknamed “Ogbologbo Roadside Mechanic”
A Nigerian journalist, Jonathan Olajide, has, in far away United Kingdom, made the country proud as he bagged Masters of Science degree with distinction in Advertising and Marketing from the University of Hull.
Platforms Africa reports that this is the second MSc by Olajide, a former industry page editor with the Moment Newspapers, who earlier graduated at the school of post-graduate studies, University of Lagos (UNILAG), for an MSc. in Communication.
The friends and colleagues of Olajide, according to Platforms Africa, have taken to social media to celebrate and write congratulatory messages for the journalist nicknamed “Ogbologbo Roadside Mechanic,” with which they revealed his grass to grace journey.
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Folorunso Fatai Adisa, who said that Olajide’s feat was a result of his hard work, wrote; “I was there when this journey started. I stayed with him for two weeks in the city beside the famous Humber River. I knew how he tirelessly visited the library 📚 and endlessly stared at the computer screen while punching the keyboard to meet deadlines!”
Wasiu Tejuoso, PhD, who once lectured Olajide at the department of Mass Communication Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), expressed satisfaction at the feat.
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“Jonathan Olajide, my mentee in whom I am so pleased. I am the happiest man today as I can tell the whole world I have produced a super scholar.
“No doubt your academic exploits were undoubtedly outstanding. From Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, through Lagos State University, through Crescent University; University of Lagos and now University of Hulls. Today, you graduated with a Distinction in Masters of Advertising and Marketing; the path where I sharpened your teeth. I am so proud of you,” Tejuoso wrote.
Layigbade Mola-Oke, wrote; “Ore mii, Ogbologbo road side mechanic… Jonathan Olasupo Olajide Congratulations on this feat… it is awesomely beginning of a Brighter Rewarding Future…”
Sunday Aluko Emmanuel added; “I doff your ultra-excellent dexterity as you made it distinctively at the University of Hull, England. As I have said earlier in my recent post that I had never doubted your academic excellence and prowess. In fact, he’s a quintessence of the course he studied abroad.
“Jonathan’s academic ruggedity, doggedness, and brilliance is to a very high extent; to some extent, he infected all and sundry who were closer to him to imbibing the culture of researching and personal reading. His best passion then was to write academic papers both local and international.
“On the other hand, Jonathan is always surfing the net to unravel ideas and development in communication. We became friends through sharing ideas relating to our field of study. His room was always flooded with a series of books as well as pieces of paper related to communication. Those days I visited him at his residence at Ori- Oke, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, I am always intellectually blessed, because he’s gonna teach me new things and ask me to read more on them right in his presence. I swear, those things keep lingering in my memory.!”
Platforms Africa
