Who says hard work doesn’t pay? The emergence of Chidinma Izuegbunem as the best graduating student at the 26th convocation ceremony of the Rivers State University of Technology is a testimony to that fact that hard work truly pays.

The ceremony in which four thousand, eight hundred and fifty-five persons obtained first degrees and 526 others received postgraduate degrees had Chidinma who is also a nursing mother carting away five out of the nine awards on the occasion with a cumulative frequency of 4.64.

These are the Vice Chancellor’s Prize for Best Graduating Student, Dean’s Prize for Best Graduating Student in Faculty of Science, UNITECH Women’s Association Prize for Best Graduating Female Student, Prof. T.J.T Princewill’s Prize for Best Graduating Student in the Department of Applied and Environmental Biology (Microbiology option) and the Mrs. Daba Constance Odimabo Prize for the Best Female Student.

While speaking after the event, Chidinma who indicated her interest to be a lecturer attributed her success to God’s favour, hard work and self- discipline.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. B Fakae, in his speech congratulated the graduating students and commended the Rivers State Government for its immense support to the university.

Also the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the university, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte (Rtd), congratulated the students urging them to be good ambassadors of the university.