63-yr-old back in school to become a journalist

Jul 11, 2015

The father of eight also has 24 grandchildren and once sat his Primary Leaving Examinations in 1977

By Jaspher Awio

 

A father of  eight  who also has 24  grandchildren and once sat his Primary  Leaving  Examinations (PLE) in 1977 is  now  ready  to sit  his  UACE examination papers this  year.

 

Ojom Adinga David, a resident of  Bata sub county, Awong  parish in Dokolo district  has  registered with Dr. Obote  College , one of the  prominent  and best  performing  schools in Lira.

 

Ojom who is living  with  disability  said  he  does  not  want to be called so because  what  he is attempting to do, proper  men cannot.

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Ojom says he has saved enough to see him through school. Photo by Jaspher Awio

“I have  saved  more  than five  million  for  my  studies and  I want to make  it  to my  perfection” he said

 

“My  first  born stopped  in primary  five, and  the  rest  of  my children didn’t take  education seriously after  I wasted all my resources to pay  their fees” he added.

 

However, in 2013, Ojom sat for his UCE exams at Bata Secondary School and scored aggregate 47 and was admitted to Dr. Obote College to continue his education.

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Ojom is living with a disability. Photo by Jaspher Awio

“With English language, History, Divinity and Computer studies, i want to become a journalist”. He added.

 

“What inspires me so much from journalists is the way they carry themselves in public, their big cameras and they even get to be known worldwide”.

 

According  to his  wife  Amolo Betty, because her  husband  is  schooling, land conflicts  between  her  family and  his  brothers  have cropped up. She says they have encroached on her land and have started cultivating on it since Ojom spends much of his time in school.

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Ojom in the school dormitory after classes. His wife has claimed she lives like a widow because of his prolonged absence while he is schooling. Photo by Jaspher Awio

“I am like a widow on my land because my husband is never with me” she lamented.

 

She  added  that this  might  contribute  to  poor results  for her  husband  because  on many occasions  he  must  go back home  to settle land  disputes.

 

Fred Kiwanuka, the headmaster Dr. Obote College said Ojom is one of the best students.

 

“He got 13 points in our internal pre-mock test and he was amongst the best ten.”

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