My name is Eze Victor I. I was born into the family of Mr and Mrs Jude Ezeona of Isienu Amutenyi Obollo-Eke in the Udenu Local Government Area.
There are ten children in my family-nine boys, and one girl, but one is late now. My mother (a subsistence farmer) has been shouldering the family responsibilities alone since our father’s death.
She is a devout Christian and hardworking. She has been our backbone all along. My father had always wanted his children to go to school, but his dreams and expectations were cut short by a financial barrier. This is why none of my elder brothers had good educations.
Even as a child, I did not have to be told the importance of education because I knew from the beginning that it is the yardstick to every development. And so, when I graduated from Primary School, I could not go further because there was no money and nothing I could do. But somehow, I knew and believed that I would go to school, for God said that he maketh a way where there is none.
So, on that faithful Sunday, we were in the Church listening as the announcement was made. And when that concerning the scholarship was made, I did not attach any seriousness to it because I never believed I could be a part of it.
After the service, when I got home, my sister (Ngozi) told me she had a form for me and that I should fill it out for submission. She also urged me to prepare seriously for the exam. And that was how my journey from grass to grace started.
And today, I, who had almost lost all hope of going to secondary school, am here not only in one but the best you can get in our region—Saint Theresa’s College Nsukka. God’s word has been fulfilled in my life, and it will later become the foundation of the building.
To this end, I want to express my profound gratitude to the family of Josephine Odo for making me what I am today. I don’t know what to say or how to start thanking you, but I pray that God Almighty will replenish your purse thousand times.
Once again, thank you for everything.
Eze Victor I.
