{"id":20549,"date":"2025-11-14T15:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/vote\/nominee\/elias-akobada\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:44:57","slug":"elias-akobada","status":"publish","type":"nominees","link":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/nominee\/elias-akobada\/","title":{"rendered":"Elias Akobada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I deserve this scholarship because I have demonstrated resilience, determination, and professional growth despite adversity. My experience in driving business growth and partnerships shows my capability and readiness to succeed academically and contribute meaningfully to my community and country. Awarding me this scholarship will empower me to turn my long-held aspiration into reality and make a positive impact through my education and career.<\/p>\n<p>Since I had to drop out of LASU in 2018 and missed the chance to attend ALU Mauritius in 2021-2022 due to lack of funding, pursuing a degree has been difficult. Despite this, I have worked hard to build a strong career in business development and sales, gaining valuable skills and experience while navigating the challenges of not having a formal degree. Although I have been the best candidate for many roles, the absence of a degree has often been a barrier. This scholarship offers me the opportunity to finally complete my education, which I have long aspired to but was unable to pursue due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cohorts":[30],"class_list":["post-20549","nominees","type-nominees","status-publish","hentry","cohorts-cohort-2f"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nominees\/20549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nominees"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/nominees"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cohorts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cohorts?post=20549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}