First Rivers Female Surgeon Emerges Best In 2020

The Senate of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPGMCON) has declared Mrs Diekramabo Otokini Aguwuom, as the best candidate in Orthopaedics in Nigeria.
The declaration was made during the college’s 38th virtual convocation ceremony, yesterday.
She was also awarded the “Miller O.A. Jaja Prize” for Best Candidate in Part II FMC Orthopaedic Examination in 2020.
Diekramabo, 46, a Rivers indigene, hails from Asari-Toru Local Government Area.
She is the first orthopaedic female surgeon in Rivers State.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after the virtual ceremony, she described the feat as a dream came true, adding that it was her dream to become an orthopaedic surgeon of repute.
While thanking God for the skill, Diekramabo said she would dedicate the skill to assisting persons with bone problems both in Rivers State and beyond.
She said her achievements should serve as inspiration to Rivers people, especially the females, adding that noting was too difficult for anyone to achieve in life.
According to her, people from the Niger Delta should also realize that they are not inferior to anyone in the country, as they can be whatever they want to be anywhere in the world.
“You can be whatever that you want to be. You don’t need to go outside to be what you want to be”, she said.
The virtual ceremony was necessitated by the Coronavirus pandemic.