This is the story of
Dr. Ewere Thompson Nosa, aka “working master” as fondly called. Nosa is an indigenous of Ugo village in Orhionmwon L.G.A of Edo state. A graduate of the University of
Port-Harcourt and a medical doctor in profession. The story of Dr. Nosa is not
just the most inspiring but also one of the most motivational story in the 21st
century.
In a chat with Starzo.com
the young doctor disclosed his ordeal as a student and how God saw him through
the huddles of life.
In his words as he narrates;
After rounding up my
secondary school and losing my dad to the cold hands of death in 2009 , I
decided to fend for myself in addition to the support I had from my wonderful
siblings, I did this because I didn’t like depending on anyone wholly, and the
fact that finance was limited and things were not all rosy.
So I started off as a
phone technician at Third junction in Benin city, it wasn't easy for me as I
was a bit too young and innocent to hustle in that kind of environment, I
faced a lot of reproach , rejection and oppression. I can remember a day that
some cultist had to beat me up at my place of work because I didn't fix their
phone to their specification.
I also faced a lot of
disappointment even among my loved once. Well that's all history, I endured all,
passing the stress with joy. I remember those days I use to cry in my room
thinking of committing suicide hmmmn…good old days. Well that same year I registered
for jamb and Post-UME , I studied very hard especially after work hours and I
was offered admission to study Medicine and surgery in the prestigious
University of Port-Harcourt, River state, Nigeria, having a total score of 60.01
of which the cut off mark was 60, hmmmn I was lucky.
January 2010 I
started my first year in medical school. I got to UNIPORT without having a
place to lay my head, and I wasn't having enough money to rent an apartment off
campus meanwhile hostel allocation was yet to be done. So I teamed up with my
dear friend Edafe, we entered one of the hostel, broke into one of the yet
allocated room and started living there. A week later some guys who once resided
in the lounge came back from holidays, throwing our belongings out and sending
us to the street. I patched with Edafe for a while and kept looking for a place
to stay, at least to keep my belongings. I begged several persons but none
obliged initially not until a day or two when a good Samaritan (a colleague of
mine) accepted to help. He only accepted to keep my belongings while I find
somewhere else to sleep. I was happy anyway.
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| Nosa sleeping in class rooms |
I met another
colleague of mine, in this case a senior colleague, he saw me and was surprise
that I had emaciated within weeks of school resumption as he once saw me when I
broke into one of the hostel room the first day I resumed Uniport. He decided
to help keep my belongings and even offered to allow me sleep in his cubicle
and I was delighted but unfortunate for me his younger brother who stays in
same cubicle (small room) with him was not happy to receive me. I didn’t blame
him thou as the place was too small to accommodate 3 persons, so I begged them
to help me keep my belongings while I sleep in Choba class rooms they obliged.
Two weeks later, Uniport
formally brought out list of student that got hostel accommodation,
unfortunately my name was not there as my post -Ume score was relatively low
comparatively to my colleague that was offered accommodation and the fact that
I was not an indigene of River state placed me out of the list. I felt bad, so
I decided to rent a cubicle space in Abuja campus from one man O war guy who
was offered hostel space in the campus, having Engr. Edafe and Dr Donald as roommates.
So I got a space in
abuja campus thinking I would have a place to lay my head. Quite unfortunate
for me, the Man-O-war guy sold same space to one other guy, collecting double
money for a single space. I and Edafe confronted him but he stood up against us
with his team asking us to kneel down, hitting us badly and threatening to
throw us out. Who were we to fight Man O war? We were no body. The guy that was
allocated with us was another tyrant, so to avoid having differences with him I
decided to sleep and live in Abuja campus class room while keeping my
belongings in the cubicle I rented. It wasn't easy as I spent the whole of my
first year in class rooms sleeping, brushing and eating there.
My first 3 years as a
medical student wasn't easy as I had to battle with financial difficulties and
accommodation issues. Do you know I never ate meat all through this 3 years?
Then I use to cook without adding meat, because I couldn't afford such luxury.
My stew was a combination of locally made palm oil, sachet tomatoes, pepper and
maggi..lol. I don't cook soup, what I used to do is to buy soup from mama put
(mama abuja restaurant), I will buy N200 soup then ask the sales personnel to
exchange the meat in the soup for more soup, I will then go to my hostel to
make EBA, managing the soup so as to take me for days (at least 2-3 days). Life was hard but it
didn't stop me from working very hard, I read my books as if that was the only
thing I had to do with my life.
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As at my 4th year I was a bit stable financially and
I was able to settle my accommodation issue. I started working as a private
teacher to some well to do student who pay me to put them through basic medical
courses. I also involved myself in hostel politics, Music (click on the link above to
download my hit single that talks about how God changed my life) and several business opportunities.
My financial state changed, combined with
the money I used to receive from home, I was much more stable till I finished
my medical school. Thou I was stable I
couldn't stop sleeping in class rooms because I was addicted to it so I stayed
and read in class rooms even when I was able to afford good accommodation. I
spent 7yrs and 6months as a medical student in Uniport of which I basically
spent 7 years of my days sleeping in hard woods of Abuja campus. This earned me
my nick name (working master, working lord, working skeleton, Machine etc.), as
I was always found in class room reading.
I finally graduated
from Uniport as a Medical Doctor, being one of the best student Uniport medical
school have ever graduated with result that fancy the eyes of everyone. Why am I telling this
story, this is to tell you that “IT IS POSSIBLE” as nothing is impossible in
life don't get discouraged, give life your best hit even in the hardest times, if
I Nosa the phone technician can turn Dr. Nosa a medical Doctor, so you can also
be anything you want to be in life.
Remember, NOTHING
GOOD COMES EASY.
Dr. Nosa
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| Dr. Nosa posing beside his baby ride |
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