I am privileged to have met such greatest in a life time.

By Gabriel Ezenwankwo (Uni Course Rep)

So its 8 years now, we all started our journey in the Faculty of Engineering, Electronics and Computer Department, then you guys elected me your course rep, and it became my responsibility to look after the class. Precisely in our third year in school IEEE brought us together, the Nigercon conference, of all the class, you and namo saw the importance of such events and we planned the trip. I noticed how ull spend your nights on the system, having short sleep intervals, coding at the such intervals, I was amazed at it all, you explained in details what you were doing and how you intended profiting from them, literally the business in what you were doing, but smart Gabriel could not understand a single thing you said cause they were just too advanced for me then (sadly), it was like you were already living in the future and you understood fully well how it worked.

Remember how we met Engr Ekekwe Ndubisi and how we were amazed at such an intelligence in one individual, that was how I saw you also, I was amazed at the kind of things you could do and the ideas that rapidly come off.

That was an awaking call for me to buckle up and think ahead of what presently is. You made awesome friends from the conference and they all liked you and wanted to partner with you on side projects because of your programming skills. You were just the perfect son any mother could have wished for. Come to think of the fact that you were just beginning to scratch the surface of your improvisation to the tech industry. With you everything was possible, the international competitions you won, the Microsoft career … ooo Dika (aka Igili Gates), Nigeria has lost a great mind, the Engineering faculty misses you, only if this where a dream then my heart would be filled with utmost joy.

Came to learn how you have impacted so many lives in the short while you lived, truly I have learnt to be a better me and that what actually counts in this life is the amount of lives we can impact on while we can. Also learnt about your favourite quote “Never burn bridges”, Ill be keeping that in mind also. Your legacy would forever be in my heart.

I am privileged to have met such greatest in a life time.

May your gentle soul Rest in Peace Onyedika Igili, Amen.

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