UDUS OUR UDUS
Ours is a university like no other, a university defined by its peaceful nature and painted by its conservativeness. Ours is a University named after a legend and an Islamic scholar sheik Usmanu Danfodiyo, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate. Our UDUS is enshrouded with the culture of the environment it find itself. Founded in 1975, our UDUS is a University that awards degree base on both character and learning.
If you have ever visited Sokoto, you will agree with me that the sun here is very much close to the ground. This is where our UDUS is located, and it is under this scorching sun that Danfodite ( UDUS students) carry out their academic activities. The hotness of the sun in Sokoto is well known. Little wonder a musician said in his track "my love for you is hotter than the sun in Sokoto". The sun here can get an indomie cooked.
On a very sunny friday, I observed salat in a village after the UDUS stadium. The popular Adarawa village. I was late, so I had to pray outside the mosque. The sun scorched my innocent skin and the duration of the salat that day could not be longer. Immediately after the prayer a boy closed to me asked: " how hot will it be in hell fire ?" and just like a typical Nigerian man, I answered his question with a question: " would you like to know how hot it will be in hell?"
I used to tell ladies, that anyman that tells you " my love for you is hotter than the sun in Sokoto", hold him with your molar teeth. This statement has two meanings. Firstly, if he is truthful, I mean hold him tight, don't let him go.secondly, if he lies, bite him so hard, for he is an incorrigible lier to come up with such comparison.
When it is time for harmattan in Sokoto, it will be as cold as it it hot. Walking through the streets in Sokoto during harmattan, and seeing virtually everybody in sweaters reminds me of the famous streets in Moscow, Russia that I am yet to visit. Like my friend will say "fear God, fear Sokoto weather"
The motto of our UDUS is an Arabic word: "IQRA" which in English means read. This tells you how business like the institution is. "Suicide" does not only mean drinking a poisonous substance or hanging oneself to a three but it also means going into an exam hall in UDUS 50% ready. For even those who spend nights in classes reading still sweat it out in examination halls. One of my lecturers use to say "read as if there will be no tomorrow" the surest way to excel in our UDUS is to fight laziness and be a good "JAKOMITA" meaning a bookworm. Our UDUS requires one to be rough and tough in order to survive. Ours is not for the lazy types, here, it is survival of the fittest and elimination of the unfit.
In our UDUS, if you don't want your relationship with the school management to be like the story of the ear and the mosquitoes, then you must adhere strictly to the rules and regulations that govern the school.
For ladies that think fashion is all about flaunting their voluptuousness and boys that think fashion is when their trousers are worn on their buttocks, our UDUS is not the place to be. If you fall into this fold, stay far away from our UDUS else you will always be at the run like a foreigner who got into London without visa.
I thought I had seen enough beauty, not until I gained admission into our UDUS. O my God! Saying the northern part of this country has the lion share of beautiful girls is no fallacy. In our UDUS you will see a beautiful girl but Immediately remember you promised your mother that you will be a good boy in school. O lord! I ask for more strength.
Let's talk about Morocco. For those who don't understand, in our UDUS Morocco does not refer to that north African country you know. Here, it refers to the juncture where Danfodites of the opposite sex meet to cool of their heads, where lovebirds share and show love. Morocco is our "holy land of sinful lovers Olarotimi (2017).
They say " The higher the Morocco the lower the GP" but many have proven this statement wrong. I know many who are frequent patrons of Morocco but boast of high GPs. In fact, the new hypothesis is: " Morroco after boko aids GP" Turawa (2018). The ability to juggle boko (studying) and Morocco depends on your capacity. If you lack the capacity just like myself, I would advise you remain aloof else you will find yourself languishing in the waters of the legless Es. God forbid!
Our hostel blocks are places where life lessons are taught daily. A room of eight legal occupants, will, by the influx of squatters and sub-squtters turn to a room of 20 different able bodied persons. Therein you will find the good, bad and the ugly.
The good ones are those that are willing to share the little they have with other roommates and are also good advisers. These are the " nobody knows tomorrow" type.
The stingy ones that can not give out as little as a maggi, let a alone an invite to join a meal. These are the " I no send you come Danfodiyo " type. And the lazy ones that are always glued to their laptops. These are the " who first class ep" type.
My piece will not be complete if I fail to mention our yaroboys and yarinya girls. These are our errand boys and girls. They are orphans, whose parents are very much alive; from them I have learnt that wealth is not all about having everything but being contented with the little the Almighty has bestowed you with. With delight, they wear their tattered cloths. With little in their stomachs, they have chosen to go about their business of washing clothes, utensils, and carrying hefty loads for peanuts rather than begging. These are people that need wardrobe allowance not some avaricious folks.
This is our UDUS in a nutshell. Danfodites are not laggards, they are salient achievers. If your University is not as peaceful as mine, hide your face.
