48-year-old Farmer Sits for WAEC

48-year-old Farmer Sits for WAEC

A lady has taken to social media to reveal how her aunt with no previous education sat for the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.

According to azaaa_firequeen who shared the story on her page with a picture of her aunt in a school uniform, the WAEC candidate identified as Cristina Samuel, a 48-year-old village farmer has always dreamed of being a nurse, but couldn't actualize her dream in the medical field due to an early marriage.

She also revealed that the mum-of-three sponsors her children to school through money she makes from farming. Her first son is currently a 200-level medical student, whose education is sponsored with proceeds from her farming.

She finally decided to go back to school and began saving towards her education, She then quit her farming job to allow her study and is now sitting for the WAEC examination.


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