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Name: Madubuobu Promise Adaobi

Campus: Yola Campus (First Class), Director General’s Prize for First Class Students; Overall 2nd best in Corporate Law Practice

University: Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Awka, Anambra), Second Class Honours, Upper Division (2.1)

About: Madubuobu Promise Adaobi is an NYSC Associate at Templars. She is working on a self-help book with some colleagues. She is interested in law,politics and human development. It is her goal to build a platform that will nurture, project, and celebrate talents. She believes that anyone can be great.It is a choice to be made. She also believes in grace,it is available for all. Get in touch with her on facebook, Adaobi Madubuobu, or send her an email at promisemadubuobu@gmail.com

I would briefly talk about my family and educational background and then a summary of my stay in law school.

Family

I am the first out of the five of us. My father is a retired teacher and my mum is a public servant. Growing up as the first child and a girl too, at a very young age I was made to take up responsibilities. At all times, I had tasks at hand which include looking out for my younger ones. Sometimes I get punished for what they do just for the reason that I should have stopped them. When you have a teacher as your father, everyone will expect a high level of discipline from you after all you are nwa onyenkuzi (the daughter of a teacher). It is also a Christian family. All these played roles in making me who I am today.

Education

As a child, people around could probably say, this girl is smart. Unfortunately or fortunately, my results sometimes say otherwise. This was especially the case in my junior secondary school days. There was this teacher of mine that won’t let me have my peace. She kept on reflecting this in my result, reporting me to my parents every visiting day she had the opportunity to see them. Seriously, I was not happy with her then. But interestingly, today I see her as of those that forced out the giant in me. While I was somewhere living beyond what God has given to me, she saw it and she insisted that I man up to be who I am made to be. God bless her for me. During my senior secondary days, I experienced a radical change in my performance. It was awesome and I realised then that I could act, I could speak before people and all that. It was this moment of coming to the limelight…yea, it was. I thank God for that.

At Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State

In the university, it was my goal to graduate with a first class. Fortunately, I didn’t graduate with a first class. Well, it was depressing, so painful for me then and was almost unbearable. With time, I got over it and got back to my feet. The bitter lesson that this taught me was to value opportunities. In all, being part of many moot and mock teams, visiting schools, acting in church, being part of tutorials teams (CLASFON) and so many things were worth it. I have few regrets.

At the Nigerian Law School, Yola Campus

Getting into the law school, I knew I wanted something extraordinary. Besides graduating as the Best Student in my set in secondary school, there was this craving for the best within me. I am extraordinary, I believe this! When God creates you, you have to know that you are not ordinary. Before my posting came out, I really prayed to God for His Will to be done. So when I saw Yola, I was excited despite the fact that my mum was crying. I only got to have cold feet when we got to Adamawa state because that was my first time in the North and North- East for that matter. The media was not fair to the residents of those states. When you see these things on the media, you get so scared and you think that everywhere on the streets people are being killed. It was not as I thought. It was such a regimented life in there-you have your activities lined up with no time for “fun”. This time around, as regimented as it was, human relationship was at the forefront of my agenda. I didn’t want to regret anything so, anytime I had the opportunity, I had to gist, relate with people well. The bond was firm and it was so reassuring to find out how so many persons are looking out for you. God bless Yola campus.