A fresh Nigerian medical graduate, Doctor Victor Olalusi, has clinched the highest grade in a Russian university, the National Research Medical University.
He was yesterday recommended for national honour by Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, MacJohn Nwaobiala.
Olalusi, who had been on scholarship, was rounding off his medical studies at the university.
Making the recommendation at a recognition cerposiemony held in his honour in Abuja, Nwaobiala disclosed that Olalusi scored the maximum points of 5.0, the highest score set by the institution.
Making reference to the scholar’s educational background, he stressed that even in the face of challenges, the nation’s education system was not doing badly in churning out great potentials both home and abroad.
“He went to community school, went through all that process. His achievement and his distinction is a pointer and an indication that given the way we criticise the Nigerian education system, by the time you evaluate it properly, you will discover it is not as people think.
“Our educational system has its own challenges, but I believe these challenges are challenges we can surmount and we continue to work hard to ensure that we provide quality education for our children.
“A lot of our students, who have gone to Russia, particularly those that have read medicine, have distinguished themselves. We have made a recommendation that he should receive national honours.
“These are the people that are our future, these are the building blocks of this nation, and we believe he is in the position now to contribute to national development in so many ways,” he added.
Commending the Russian Federation for granting Olalusi scholarship to have been able to study medicine in their country, Nwaobiala urged Nigerian youths to imbibe a culture of hard work, commitment and also strive to remain focused, even if they have the potential to excel. Speaking with journalists, Victor Olalusi attributed his academic excellence to complete trust in God, hard work and dedication to his dreams.
Speaking on his ability to adapt to the Russian environment and language barrier, he maintained that “Language was an initial barrier, but I got around it. I got used to the system, and it became a springboard to be able to do better, much better than what I used to do before.
“I was able to learn medicine in Russian language and English language in two different unique ways. To me, it wasn’t a challenge, but a spring board to excel.
Olalusi noted that he was back home to carry out his residency after which he would devote his time in the academia with focus on research, especially cardiovascular medicine.
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