"I Feel Like The Richest Woman In The World" — Actress Kemity Celebrates Daughter's Master's Degree

Comic actress Kemi Ariyo, popularly known as Kemity, is celebrating her daughter, Oyindamola Adeshewa, who has graduated with a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science with distinction from the University of Westminster, London.

The Yoruba actress shared the joyous news on her Instagram page, reflecting on the years of sacrifice and hard work that led to this milestone.

Recalling how people often questioned her financial choices, wondering why she hadn't built a mansion or bought luxury cars like her peers, she stated that she would simply smile and tell them she was building a house in London, which is her daughter's future.

She recounted the years of travelling from one location to another, converting naira to pounds, paying school fees, and borrowing when things were difficult.

The movie star noted that as a single mother of two, there were days she cried secretly and didn't know where the next money would come from. Kemity stated that giving up was never an option because her daughters were looking up to her.

She revealed that she promised herself that even if her education stopped at OND, her daughters would go further than she ever did. The actress declared that she may not have everything, but she feels like the richest woman in the world, noting that the graduation is not just her daughter's victory, but theirs.

She wrote:
"YEARS OF SACRIFICE, PRAYERS, TEARS AND HARD WORK! GOD DID IT Msc Pharmaceutical Science with Distinction"

"Kemity, what is happening? Where is your house? Your mates are building houses and driving luxury cars. What are you using your money for? I smiled and told them, I KNOW WHERE I AM SPENDING MY MONEY. I AM BUILDING A HOUSE IN London That house is my daughter’s FUTURE All those years of travelling from one location to another, working tirelessly, converting naira to pounds, paying school fees, taking care of responsibilities, borrowing when things were difficult and paying back when God provided. OMO IT WAS NOT EASY"

"There were days I was tired. Days I cried secretly. Days I didn’t know where the next money would come from. But giving up was never an option because two beautiful daughters were looking up to me. OVER YEARS AS A SINGLE MOTHER!"

"I remember telling myself, Even if my own education stopped at OND, my daughters will continue from where I stopped. They will go further than I ever went!"

"AND TODAY, LOOK AT GOD! Today, I watched my first daughter walk across that stage to receive her MASTER’S DEGREE IN LONDON!"

"I didn’t build the biggest mansion. I didn’t drive the most expensive cars. But I invested in something nobody can take away from my children. EDUCATION, A BETTER FUTURE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME GREATER THAN THEIR MOTHER To everyone who wondered where my money was going, THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES MY MONEY WENT!"

"And to every single mother struggling silently, please don’t give up. Your sacrifices are not in vain. One day, you will look at your children and say, IT WAS WORTH IT! My daughter, you have made me the proudest mother alive today.I MAY NOT HAVE EVERYTHING, BUT TODAY I FEEL LIKE THE RICHEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD! I am Ariyo oluwakemisola apesin . A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS. AND TODAY, I CAN BOLDLY SAY, GOD DID IT FOR ME THIS IS NOT JUST HER GRADUATION. THIS IS OUR VICTORY! Congratulations, my darling daughter, Oyindamola Adeshewa."