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He said the scholarship was intended to cover his secondary and tertiary education, adding that although he was initially too young to understand the magnitude of the opportunity, it inspired him to pursue academic excellence alongside his ambition of becoming an R&B and soul artiste.<\/p>\n
Jaja said he had set a goal of graduating as the best Arts student in secondary school and achieved it, alongside other awards recognising his character and conduct.<\/p>\n
He added that he carried the same determination into university, despite the pressure of combining his studies with several leadership positions. <\/p>\n
\u201cAcross my ten semesters as an undergraduate, I had eight semesters with a 5.00 GPA, with a 4.96 and 4.87 in the remaining two. Altogether, I graduated with 69 As and 2 Bs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Jaja described his emergence as the overall best graduating student and salutatorian of the College of Law as the fulfilment of a promise he made to himself as a child. He also said he was the first male student to attain the distinction.\n<\/p>\n
He credited God, his family, friends and lecturers for their support, while acknowledging singer Tems\u2019 music for helping him remain emotionally grounded throughout his academic journey.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat began with a young boy simply singing a song became an opportunity that changed the trajectory of my life,\u201d he said, expressing gratitude to the Rivers State Government for the scholarship.\n<\/p>\n
A report published by Tribune on December 24, 2017, said Wike awarded Jaja a \u20a640m scholarship after the young singer performed at a thanksgiving service in Port Harcourt. The scholarship was to cover his education from secondary school through university.\n<\/p>\n
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