Seyi Ojo Anjolaoluwa, a 10-year-old student
of Valencia College, Ibadan, Oyo State, has recently emerged as the
Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in Nigeria. He sat for the MCIP
test on 24th July 2012, three days after he turned 10, scoring 869 out of
possible 1,000. Due to his performance, he was adjudged by Microsoft as a
Certified Professional in Microsoft Windows XP (Administration Management and
Configuration, Exam 70 – 270).
Five other students of Valencia College, Ibadan
namely: Adeyinka Oreoluwa, Odunsi Nicholas, Ajao Blessing, Ololade Toluwanimi
and Agbele Oluwaloniope also sat for and passed the certification examination.
Microsoft Certified Professional is an internationally
recognized certification programme provided by Microsoft Corporation. The
certification is tailored towards building skills on Microsoft business
solutions, focusing on client-end operating systems such as windows XP, Vista,
Windows7 among others.
Speaking to the media, Seyi disclosed that his aspiration
is to become a Medical Doctor rather than pursue a career in information
technology. According to him, his mission in life is to make his school and
country proud.
Seyi is only one of the youngest people in the world to
attain this feat and is truly an inspiration to many children out there.
