A graduate of Bauchi State University, Usman Abubakar, has allegedly torn and burnt all has certificates after failing to secure employment.
While tearing the documents, the Bauchi indigene lamented that Nigeria was not a fair country and called his education a waste of time and resources.
He added that there was no future for him in a country where securing a good job was tied to connection with influential politicians.
Abubakar also said he no longer needed the certificates and would instead focus on a job requiring his energy and not certificates.
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His parents reportedly supported his decision to destroy the certificates, claiming that their son worked hard to bag a second class (upper) degree but his country failed him.
An educational platform on Twitter, Inside School Nigeria, shared details of the incident in a series of tweets on Monday.
The Herald could not independently confirm the incident.
See tweets:
@Gidi_Traffic Local lad tears certificates in #Bauchi state Said Nigeria is not a fair country .
A graduate from Bauchi state by the name Usman Abubakar has reportedly tears and burned all his schools certificate , because he couldn't get a job after ..#insideschoolngr pic.twitter.com/iBbqAwB4qe
— Insideschool Nigeria (@insideschoolngr) September 21, 2020
graduating since 2014 from Bauchi state University.
According to him Nigeria is not a fair country , and he have no future with a country where jobs is only given to people who knows high ranks politicians with influence,…..#insideschoolngr
— Insideschool Nigeria (@insideschoolngr) September 21, 2020
and for that he give up all that he worked for from primary school to #university.
He said again that all that is left for him is to find work that he will use his energy , since my country have betrayed me and make me and my parents wasted our resources to…#insideschoolngr
— Insideschool Nigeria (@insideschoolngr) September 21, 2020
study but only to deny me job.His parents too support his decision to destroy the certificates,because he worked hard and he knows what he learn because he finish with second class upper honour but they searched for work everywhere but to no avail.#insideschoolngr
— Insideschool Nigeria (@insideschoolngr) September 21, 2020
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