Nigerian cleric and author, Bishop Funke Felix-Adejumo, has emerged as the best graduating student in her Law class at Elizade University, Ondo State, after completing the four-year programme she began at the age of 59.
Felix-Adejumo, 63, received her first-class degree at the university’s convocation ceremony on Friday, marking another academic milestone decades after obtaining her first degree in English Language from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
She enrolled for the Law programme in 2022 and shared photographs from the graduation ceremony on Instagram, reflecting on the time and commitment required to complete her studies.
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Describing the experience as a 48-month journey, she calculated the period as 576 weeks, 4,032 days, 96,768 hours, 5,806,080 minutes and 348,364,800 seconds.
Her husband, Bishop Felix Remi Adejumo, celebrated the achievement in a congratulatory Instagram message, expressing pride in her first-class result and emergence as the best graduating student.
He also prayed for her as she begins a new chapter after completing her legal studies.
Felix-Adejumo is known for her work as a preacher, author and speaker, with a focus on women's empowerment, family values and personal development.
She is the president of the Funke Felix-Adejumo Foundation and convener of the annual Women on the Winning Edge Conference.
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