NCB: Can you please introduce yourself?
Daniel: I am Aderinluwo Daniel Ifeoluwa, a Student of the Department of English. I am currently the Public Relation Officer (PRO),NASELS OAU and a digital artist.
NCB : Nice to meet you, Mr Daniel.
My Name is Moyinoluwa, and I will be interviewing you tonight
NCB: Can I know more about you, your family background etc.?
Daniel: It's a pleasure to meet you. I was born in Lagos and from a family of six. Four boys and the first child, I had my Primary and Secondary school education also within Lagos. My Dad is from Ondo while my Mum is from Ekiti.
NCB: Wow! Four boys!!
How was it like, growing up with three other boys and being the first child?
Daniel: Dramatic, hectic and at the same time interesting. Most times, it was always being about understanding boundaries and supporting ourselves in anyway. It's a Quad code.
NCB: I can imagine how growing up would have been without girl. You had both Primary and Secondary Education in Lagos.
Why OAU?
Daniel: It had always been normal and at some point affected me socially.
NCB: Affected you socially? Expatiate more on that please.
NCB:I would have studied at UNILAG but there were some flaws with my results. The third sitting for UTME was an option I took due to the influence of my tutors at a tutorial centre. The tutors are alumni of the university .My early years were spent amidst males. Besides, I attended an all-male school, CMS Grammar school, Bariga. However, I rarely interacted with anyone.
NCB: Would come back to this. OAU was an influence by a tutor from a tutorial centre?
Well, How is OAU?
Daniel: Not just a tutor but tutors. There was a lot of hype about the school and its influence on the student by them and even the English tutor is an alumnus of the Department.
For me, OAU is of a kind in all areas.
NCB:Does OAU live up to its praise?
Daniel: OAU is all about the students, lecturers and its system(s). So, in some ways, it does through those who represent the school and in some other ways based on its systems, not at all.
NCB: : More explanation on this, please.
Daniel: The School itself is a platform for students to groom themselves more in various activities and any who take advantage of this maintains the praises of the school between both students and non-students of the school. The systems would majorly be the plannings and any other structures put in place for both academic and non-academic activities of the school.
NCB: Would you say that you've taken advantage of this opportunity made available by the school as a member of the executive in and outside the department, yes and for some other fields too?
NCB:Back to this, you said you rarely interacted with anyone. How did you then become a member of the executive in and out of the department?
Daniel: Through learnings, practices and observances.
NCB: Is that all?
Daniel: There is something about still learning on the job. I had to learn it then . Even, I am still learning everything about interacting with people.
NCB: I will take it that you are an introvert.
How was it like when you stepped into the social world?
Daniel: Hard, difficult and too much to handle! That is all!
NCB: How did you begin your journey into English Department politics?
Daniel: An active political friend of mine politically known as Indomitable contested the post of Assistant General Secretary in our first year on campus. I was his agent and part of his campaign team. Then,I made known my intention to hold a post in the department.
NCB:Awesome ! What challenges have you faced as a campus politician?
Daniel:The major issues I have faced so far are making sacrifices and balancing political activities and academics together, interacting with various types of people and keeping up with their personalities.
NCB: What political position have you held so far?
Daniel: So far just two. First of all, I was NASELS Librarian and now the PRO.
NCB:How was it, considering that you are a bit an introvert?
Daniel: It was a gradual burst. Yes! A burst and like I made mention of earlier I had to just learn and shift a certain parts of my personality based on involvement with people. Some of my friends do say I need to still change.
NCB:Awesome !
Coming back to OAU, I believe you chose English yourself or are you a wounded lawyer?
Daniel: I chose English myself. I would have gone for agriculture or fine arts though.
NCB: Can you tell me more please?
Daniel: To begin with, I had never fancied Law or any of the popular courses back then in the secondary school and I found English more interesting due to the fact that I personally had issues with this subject back in secondary school and over the time when I was preparing for post utme and utme exams I began to see some things that were not taught fully in secondary school and felt that in the long grown my studying English was to groom students to know the subject and have understanding in the language. I was not really exposed back then in secondary school, based on the course of study. I was actually not a fan of mathematics or arithmetic. So, I ran away from the sciences which I am regretting now because a part of me is more interested in Agriculture.
NCB: I think most Art students run away from anything maths and Agric has been looking enticing these days. Even I did a project in it.
NCB: How has English Department been treating you?
Daniel: Not all fair and but manageable.
NCB: What if I tell you calculations recently are getting more interesting but it's too late to cross.
Daniel: Not too late!
NCB: In part four?How has English Department been treating you?
Daniel:The Department of English has been stressful and problematic. It has taught me in life to expect the worst even if you have expectations.
NCB: Ahanah, this is a lot. It hasn't been good in any way?
Daniel:That was then in 100 and 200 level.
NCB: But yeah 300 & 400 level?
Daniel: A whole different experience especially when being involved in campus politics and fellowship activities. There is the fact that some of my folks have personally had talks with me about my personal well-being including the balance of all these activities together.
NCB: 300 and 400 level is just an entirely different phase which wasn't too pleasant as an individual but after much thought I can just leave the University just for academics alone.
NCB: What is your advice to the junior colleagues?
Daniel: Have a solid reason for doing whatever you have to do, having a vision and running with it. Consider always the God factor.
NCB: Considering how you do not really enjoy English Department, what would be your advice to OAU aspirants who want to study English as a course?
Daniel: We wouldn't say not enjoying but all the same such aspirants should have a clear mind and prepare anything both the bad and the good.
NCB: Give your shout-out, Daniel.
Daniel: Peace of mind, rest at heart, God's blsssings.
NCB: Make a shout-out to the people you love, probably your friends, lecturers. Just mention them.
Daniel:A big shout-out to Team Nexus, Class of Crackajacks.
NCB: Alright . Tank you very much Daniel for your time.
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