In 2022, everything changed for me…I had to drop out of the university…not because I wanted to.<\/p>\n
But because my dad had a very fatal accident…It shook our entire family to the core and at that time all of us…myself and my siblings…were in school.<\/p>\n
Three of my siblings were already writing their final projects and needed money for clearance. My younger sister had just gained admission to LASU too.<\/p>\n
There was no money for everyone…so, I had to make a hard choice at that point.
\nI stepped down so my siblings could finish.<\/p>\n
It broke me… because i was so close to the finish line and suddenly, everything went on hold.<\/p>\n
It was traumatic…I felt stuck…forgotten and left behind.<\/p>\n
But even in the midst of all of that, one thing never changed is my desire to go back and finish.<\/p>\n
And since then, I\u2019ve been fighting.
\nDoing everything I can to get myself back into school…because I understand the power of education…not just for me, but for the people I want to impact.<\/p>\n
I know what it means to pause your own dreams for others…I know what it means to start again.<\/p>\n
And I know the kind of future I\u2019m building…the one where I can impact lives, uplift communities, and contribute meaningfully to my country and the world.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why I\u2019m nominating myself for this scholarship…because I don\u2019t just want this for me.
\nI want it so I can become someone others can count on too.<\/p>\n
This scholarship would not just change my life.
\nIt would give me the chance to finish what I started and rise, again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cohorts":[20],"class_list":["post-4750","nominees","type-nominees","status-publish","hentry","cohorts-cohort-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nominees\/4750","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=4750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cohorts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterling.ng\/decide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cohorts?post=4750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}