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  • Updated: August 27, 2022

I Want To Be An Automobile Engineer – 19-Year-Old Inventive Genius

I Want To Be An Automobile Engineer – 19-Year-Old Inventiv

His name is Humble Obinna Uba. He is a 19-year-old former student of Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo.

Apart from being a science student in an elite government science secondary school in Osun, Obinna is also a multi-talented chap whose interests span automobile fabrication and composition of music.
 
In a chat with AllNews Nigeria, he revealed that his interest in fabricating model cars which started from the age of six and that he gets his inspiration for his designs when he is sleeping and from his imagination.
 
"I discovered and have been using my talent since I was six years of age.
 
"My inspiration comes from my dreams. How I go about fabricating comes to me in my sleep.
 
"When I am up, I will just see myself putting things together and it will be very perfect.
 
"I have been fabricating model cars since then.
 
"Sometimes when I see a car or vehicle, I will just start fabricating it without any prior design.
 
"Now, I have started to fabricate cars straight from my imagination and when I have finished, I christen them OBISON. They all bear my trademark.
 
"When I started to piece things together, I went about people's houses asking for condemned rubbers slippers and also scavenged from refuse dumps to get any implement that I can use as raw materials for my work.
 
"During the process of putting these things up, I get injured once in a while.
 
"I also get exposed to some chemicals but all of these have not deterred or discouraged me.
 
"At times, I buy some of the materials I use. The tyres for my model cars I produce myself.
 
"I don't buy or use any scrap toy parts. Every component of my model cars are fabricated one hundred per cent by me and it must follow the design concept from my imagination.
 
"I design these vehicles to be mobile. They are battery-powered and functioning electronically.
 
"All the lighting systems, indicators, headlamps, rear lights are all working and I designed the switches that make them work myself.
 
"That's where I spend all my savings and money on.
 
"Financially, it has not been easy as I even prefer to use my feeding money to purchase the materials that I use."
 
Obinna who has aspirations of studying and being an automobile engineer explained that he started making use of his talent while he was in Obingwa local government area of Abia State until fate brought him through a family friend to Osun State.
 
When he got to Osun, he was discovered by Sodiq Olajide, the Director-General of Oranmiyan Worldwide who is responsible for his welfare and also promised to take care of his tuition.
 
"I ended up staying with the Vice-Principal of Ataoja School of Science.
 
"When my aunt who brought me to Osun State died last year, I found myself alone in Osun State but I was adopted by Olajide who also pays my tuition and has taken on the responsibility of financially taking care of me."
 
Obinna revealed that his father is now late while his mother still stays in Obingwa local government area of Abia State.
 
He stated that many people have encouraged him not to lose focus and that he has received many promises of help which are not forthcoming due to financial difficulties.
 
He expressed hopes of going to the university after completing his secondary education, adding that he is getting good grades in school.
 

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