(Photo) “I Never Knew I Would Win” -Says 9-Yr-Old Boy Who Is Nigeria’s Youngest Microsoft Specialist

Nine year old Jomiloju Tunde-Adedipo may very well be
the world's next Bill Gates. The Primary six student of Role
Model School, Ikeja is the youngest on the continent to
qualify for the Microsoft Office Specialist Certificate.
Adedipo scored 769 out of 1000, though the pass mark is 700.
In an interview Jomiloju, who aspires to be an
Information Communication Technology (ICT)
specialist, as well as a footballer said: "I would like
to create a laptop that has a detachable keypad so that
it can also be used as a tablet. I think that every child should
have, at least, one personal computer to develop their skills in
the different packages. Computer education is a very important
for today's child because it has made education much more
revolutionary."
Speaking on his experience, Jomiloju, who succeeded in his
second attempt to write the examinations, said that he was very
scared when he first began, adding, "I was very surprised when
I came back from the summer holidays and was told that I had
passed."
Mrs. Adetumbo Banjo, the head of Role Model School also
spoke to Vanguard Learning. "Jomiloju is a boy that has
always been interested in things that have to do with
technology."
She said: "Some years ago we thought the children were ready
for more exposure, so we introduced them to the Microsoft
exams.
"Before the Microsoft exams, we started accepting invitations
to different competitions. The first time our students sat for the
exams last year, they did not do well. But this year, to the
glory of God, Jomiloju made it."
Banjo also added that ICT is "relevant in all the subjects in the
school curriculum. It is an advantage if a child knows how to
use the computer or is at least interested in learning. A lot of
times, when children get into the computer room, they are
excited. It is a good thing for children to develop interest in it
early enough."
Speaking on what he would like to use his certificate for,
Jomiloju tells our reporter:"I'm not looking forward to getting a
job, because I don't think I'm old enough to work. But I heard
there's only one other person in the world who is younger than
I am with the certificate. I'd like to take mine and show him
that he isn't the only one who's got it."
Jomiloju's mother, Mrs. Funmi Tunde-Oladipo, admonished
parents to be watchful of what their children are tending
towards. "It could be music, arts and crafts, ICT or another
field entirely," she said, "when we realized that he was tending
towards computers, we started investing in that, and buying
different computers for him from the age of three. He is much
more computer literate than I am, and can operate some
packages that I cannot. When he began computer studies in
school, he found it really easy."

Via: Vanguard