A group of five Nigerian secondary school students has shown people that with the right support for the youths, Nigeria can go far.
The group which comprised Yusuf Adeoluwa (16), Ali Abdul Azeez (17), Bankole Opeoluwa (17), Otunba Marcus demilade (16), and Rojaiye Oluwamayowa (16) fabricated a car and spoke about it.
The first challenge they faced in bringing the idea to fruition was the lack of funds. When Jerry Mallo made his car in 2019, he had the same problem.
The group, however, did not allow that to dampen their resolve as they kept all hope high.
In Yusuf’s words:
” I came up with the idea and met up with some of my classmates that are interested in engineering as we are members of our school (jet club), but we had financial issues. One of us then suggested we write a letter to our school’s old student association (AGSOBA) for sponsorship of the project.”
The letter they wrote to their school’s alumni rescued them as they bought their idea and quickly provided the needed fund.
After surmounting their financial challenge, getting people to see the significance of what they were trying to achieve became a hard nut to crack.
The team leader said:
“Some people can just come out of the blues and start saying ‘what nonsense are you guys making.’ It makes us feel discouraged sometimes….but we didn’t allow that to stop us we just kept pushing on till we achieve our aim.”
Yusuf went ahead to say that many people told them that the project was just a silly way to waste money.
During the test drive of the fabricated vehicle, a non-functioning brake made the makeshift car slam into a man’s car.
On his future dream, the team leader said that he hopes to one day get a scholarship abroad and come back to Nigeria to build the country.
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