Classmates accused me of sleeping with lecturers for making excellent grades in OAU medical school –Adesina, graduate with 10 distinctions

24-year-old Joy Adesina received gifts of a house, N5m and a scholarship from the Ogun State Government for emerging as the best graduating medical student from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State in the 2018/2019 academic session. In this interview with ALEXANDER OKERE, Adesina says her achievements did not come on a silver platter

You were recently honoured by the Ogun State Government with a house, N5m gifts and a scholarship for further studies. Was it something you expected?

I wasn’t expecting the gifts given to me. It came as a surprise. I received a phone call from His Excellency himself, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in which he congratulated me and informed me that I was going to be invited to my home state, Ogun, to be honoured.

Can you describe exactly how you felt when the governor announced the reward at the reception organised in your honour?

I was speechless! I wasn’t expecting it at all. It was a roller coaster of emotions, one mixed with shock and excitement.

Your mum was seen shedding tears. What do you think went through her mind?

It must have been tears of joy. She was in awe. I’m sure she was thinking about all the trials I went through in the past years and how God made me come out victorious.