Story of sweets seller turned lawyer [SEE DETAILS]
• How I used mai ruwa business to fund degree programme in ABU •I’ll fight for the poor, won’t marry more than one wife Nasiru Muazu Mato’s story is inspiring as it is a challenge to those making excuses for not making their dreams come true. After Mato lost his father at three, his grandmother took over his upkeep. A few years after, he suffered the loss of his great uncle, who paid his school fees for a short period. But he did not sit idle and complain, he walked the long road to his goals. And on Thursday July 13, 2017, Mato joined other successful candidates called to the bar in Abuja. Even with determination, hard work and common sense, sticking out as the outstanding character traits of the young lawyer, his humility and good manners were also easy to notice as the 31-year-old graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, told Abuja Metro his story. A poor primary school pupil While thousands of Nigerian children are chauffeured to school, coming from a poor hom...