Patience Jonathan Don Confess: ‘Lecturers Wahala Nearly Make Me Drop My PhD’ — How I Take Survive Academic Pressure

For where you think say na only book dey stress person? Madam Patience Jonathan, former First Lady of Naija, don yarn say e get one time wey she nearly use leg waka commot from her PhD because of serious pressure from lecturers. According to her, na so so wahala and confusion full everywhere like Lagos traffic.

She tok say some lecturers just dey show power, dey give assignment like say dem dey run punishment camp. “I nearly drop out,” she confess with her church mind. “No be say I no like school o, but the stress nearly turn me to philosopher overnight.”

As she dey talk her experience, many pipo begin nod head like agama lizard. E clear say no be only her don taste this bitter leaf of Nigerian university wahala. One thing sure — even PhD no dey fear who be First Lady, everybody dey collect hot hot.

Madam Patience Jonathan No Gree — How She Take Handle the Pressure”

Despite all the gobe wey dey fly like mosquito, Patience no carry white flag. Instead, she bundle courage like wrapper, tie am tight and push through. She say na strong mind, prayer and small small encouragement from family and friends help her hold body.

According to her, “If I give up, wetin I go tell my pikin dem? Say mama run comot because lecturer give her F?” Na this kain talk dey make sense for mama with ginger. Instead of quitting, she carry the matter go spiritual and mental gym — exercise her mind well well.

She advise students say make dem no give up anyhow. “No let lecturer wey dey flex muscle block your destiny. If you wan cry, cry finish, wipe your face and go submit that assignment!” She add say even if dem tear your script, no vex — just buy better pen and write am again.

Wetin We Go Learn from Madam Patience Jonathan Yarn

From her tori, e clear say everybody dey face struggle for this academic life, no matter your level for society. Whether you be First Lady or First Student, wahala no get respect. But na how you take handle am go show say you get sense pass pressure.

Patience Jonathan don drop better advice for youths: “Education na investment, no let small challenge make you withdraw.” She still yarn say if she fit survive PhD pressure, then anybody fit too — provided say you no lose guard.

So students wey dey read this gist, take note: If pressure wan press your destiny, press back with your brain. Who know? Tomorrow, you fit even write your own motivational book: “From Crying in Class to Collecting Certificate.”