A first class graduating student for the 2021/2022 set in Lagos State University, LASU, Balqees Desola Rufai, has narrated how she ended up studying law, a course she never intended.
Rufai, in an interview with News Live Nigeria said the event that led to what she became today was an incredible one, as she never, ever in her life thought of becoming a lawyer.
She said her father’s predicament as a landlord whose tenants refused to pay rent was the magic bullet, that shot her into the legal profession.
“I had never intended studying law. But before I gained admission to the university, my father was extremely sick and all of his tenants whose rents were only the means of our sustenance denied him of his rents and because we did not have any lawyer in our family and could not afford one, they never paid the rent and no amount of threats from my elder siblings could convince them.
My father said repeatedly that if he had had a lawyer, he would probably had been in a different situation in terms of finance.”
Despite being an orphan at undergraduate level, she narrated her experience, motivating factors and mentor.
“I am very determined and resourceful. Prior to my gaining admission into the Lagos State University, I attended a government owned secondary school in Lagos, of which I had to repeat a class. It was after my repetition I found out that education is so important and I decided to make a name for myself, study hard and in fact I had one of the best result in my set.
“One of the virtues I admire most about myself is, I will always strive hard to get whatever I want and I never allow the misadventure of life bring me down.”
Rufai further added, ” I had a role model, who made me realise the part I did not know about myself. She is Mrs Olufowobi. And, I enjoy studying law because it’s fascinating.”
News Live Nigeria reports that Rufai, an indigene of Oyo state finished with a Cumulative Grade Point Average, CGPA of 4.61 (First Class Honours).
“Yes, I believe we Muslims have the potential to be unique and distinct in whatever field we find ourselves. We have everything to be. And we should not make the world determine who we are. Thus, Muslim sisters and in fact Muslims generally can make landmark achievements”, she admonished.