UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN: Identical Twin Brothers Graduate As Best Students in Department, Faculty with Identical CGPA at U.I
By: Olufemi Orunsola
A set of Twin brothers, Matthew and Matthias Busoye, have achieved a landmark academic feat at the University of Ibadan by graduating with first-class honours and an identical CGPA of 3.94 out of 4.00 from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News gathered that the twin brothers, did not only emerged as best students in the department, they also emerged as the best graduating students in the Faculty of Technology for the 2023/2024 academic session.
OTN News further reports that the twin brothers announced their story of academic excellence via a post on X handle mid week.
They revealed that their academic journey through university was marked by consistent academic excellence and leadership contributions.
Tracing the history of their academic performances Matthias and Matthew further revealed that they both maintained top GPAs from their first year at the university as they initially had 3.84 and 3.89 at 100 level, 3.92 and 3.94 at 200 level, 3.95 and 3.93 at 300 level, 3.94 and 3.93 at 400 level respectively, and ultimately ending their studies in 500 level with the same CGPA of 3.94.
In a separate post on X on Thursday, Matthew wrote, “Yesterday, I had the honour of delivering the induction speech as the Best Graduating Student of the Faculty.
“Rooted in my personal journey, I shared words I hope will inspire someone to rise above present struggles and keep pushing forward."
OTN News further reports as gathered that the Society of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Students in the university also formally celebrated the brothers as the overall best graduating students in the department and faculty, honouring their outstanding performance and leadership.
In addition to their inspiring story of academic excellence, the twin brothers had to their credits relevant student leadership and impressive student unionism pedigree as it was gathered that while Matthias served as the Speaker of the 11th Assembly of the UI Students’ Representative Council, Matthew led as President of Society of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Students (SEEEES-UI) for the 2023/2024 session.
OTN News observes that the success story of this twin brothers has generated ripples of reactions since it surfaced online even as viral photo from their graduation ceremony captured the moment their mother held their hands and praying with them to celebrate their success.
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