IGNATIUS Akpabio has joined the distinguished and inspirational line of young
Nigerians proving that we are some of the best in the world.
In a
tradition of excellence that is well-earned, Akpabio topped an international
faculty of post-graduate scholars to clinch the prestigious British Petroleum
(BP) prize for the best project on the course at the School of Computing
Science and Digital Media’s annual awards ceremony, 2016, of Robert Gordon
University, RGU, Aberdeen, UK.
Akpabio
who hails from Akwa Ibom State says this of his outstanding performance: “I
feel very excited to have won this prize as I didn’t expect it and I’m very
grateful to the best project supervisor anyone can have, Dr Iain Pirie, for
being very supportive during the implementation of my MSc project.”
Of the Nigerian dream, he says that is why he is returning home despite offers to stay abroad. For young Akpabio, “Oil and gas being the major source of GDP in Nigeria means that the future of the country might well depend on the sector. I’m a strong proponent of the ‘Nigeria of Tomorrow’ therefore, in every possible way I want to contribute my quota to the development of my country.
Coming
from an IT background, I would like to use IT to develop and improve the oil
and gas sector.” He was full of appreciation for his lecturers especially Dr
David Lonie and Dr Angela Siegel, who made him find “software development very
interesting and this enabled me to excel in both modules.” Akpabio’s exploit is
proof that, in the words of Professor Chinua Achebe, what is holding the
nation’s development back is leadership.
Our people
are bright as stars and are proving it in the most competitive international
contexts. All that is needed for these young ones is to come home and turn
Nigeria into the paradise of our dreams is just the enabling environment. These
young achievers come from all corners of this potentially great country. Yes,
given the right environment, these young Nigerians will turn our tears into
joy.
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