Two Nigerian students in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana bagged distinctions and received multiple awards for outstanding academic performances at the university’s 51st Congregation (Graduation).
Dr. Lotachi Onyemenam, who broke the institution’s record by carting16 awards out of the 21 awards in Medicine, became the overall best international student Class of 2018 while an 18-year-old Omotola Obisesan graduated with a First Class degree in Computer Science.
Apart from receiving huge cash prizes, Dr. Onyemenam emerged Best Graduating student in Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry, Physiology, Medical Informatics, Microbiology, Community-Based Experience and Service, Chemical Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
She was also declared Overall best student in Surgery, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, Pre-Clinical and Clinical student.
She also received the Ghana Medical Association Prize for Best Student in MB ChB, Vice Chancellor’s Prize for Best Overall Performance and Prize for Best Student in Paediatrics and Child Health.
The Chancellor of the university, Sir Sam Essuon Jonah, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Joseph Ghartey Ampiah and the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare who were all present at the ceremony were astonished by the outstanding performance of the Nigerian graduates.
The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Abikoye, who spoke at the occasion, said the students should be celebrated.
Abikoye said: “Nigerians should not always be in the news for the wrong thing. When they do well abroad, we should celebrate them.
“I was at the graduation ceremony and I must say that we are proud of them. They have done Nigeria proud here in Ghana and we must all be proud of their academic achievements.’’
