Joshua Agboola, a 13-year-old Nigerian programmer and web guru, has been recognized by the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi on social media.
Agboola just became Africa’s youngest Certified Amazon Web Services (AWS) Developer Associate, as noted by Legit.ng in Obi’s tweet.
The accomplishment, according to Obi, “should gladden the hearts of most patriotic Nigerians.”
He tweeted: “Dear Joshua, I celebrate you today for your outstanding achievement. You have made a name for yourself and our nation. I urge you to remain focused on building a great future for yourself and a better society for all.”
According to Obi, Agboola’s success is proof that education is essential for every young and aspirant Nigerian child to succeed.
He asked young people in Nigeria to draw inspiration from Agboola’s accomplishment and renew their commitment to learning new things and coming up with creative solutions that will advance society.
He wrote: “This achievement reminds us of the immeasurable roles that education plays in the life of every child. “His success story should also inspire our youths to strive hard to develop their skills and seek to always become better in their fields through continuous learning and improvement. There is far more honour in the success achieved by utilising talents positively.”
He urged youths to channel their talents towards positive activities that would help develop the nation rather than engage in criminal activities that would dent the country’s image.
Obi wrote: “If leadership inspires hope through competence and transparency with productivity as key goals, our leaders of tomorrow will be directed towards making positive use of their talents instead of diverting efforts to criminality.”
