20-year-old Nigerian Medical Doctor writes as She Gets Licence to Practice in Nigeria

“Hey teacher, I did it well” –

A 20-year-old Nigerian Medical Doctor, Lilian Okafor, shared an inspiring post via her Instagram handle

of how a teacher told her mother that she could not cope with medical school after she graduated form High School at age 13.

👏She got the licence to practice in Nigeria over the weekend after passing all the necessary examinations.

She shared the photo above and wrote:

I remember a teacher telling my mom when I finished high school at age 13 that I couldn’t cope with medical school at that age but my mom knew her daughter….even though I waited for over a year (thanks to the struggles we face to get into Nigerian Universities), I went to Uganda (some people laughed at me for going but it was the best decision..the reason is a story for another day)…got my degree, wrote the Nigerian exam…passed of course got inducted yesterday… at age 20…”hey teacher, i did it well”… THANK YOU LORD… now licensed in both East Africa and Nigeria…. Thank you mom and dad… Thank you baee… btw, dad needs to stop calling me a baby Doctor…

Congratulations Dr. Okafor!

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As an aside, we appreciate this particular teacher and all teachers that have helped to shape our lives and were instrumental in the successes we enjoy today.