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A young man named Oludare Alaba made headlines within the week when he stormed Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo state, to return his certificate.
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He visited institution to not just return his certificate but also demand refund of his school fees because years after graduating, he has been unable to secure a job.
A video which went viral showed when he presented the document to the University staff, noting that the certificate had not yielded him any financial gain.
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Alaba has now broken silence on the reason for his action in an interview with Nigerian Tribune.
He said that frustration pushed him to do it and he did not want to consider the only other option which was to do voodoo or blood money.
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“I cannot do blood money because I was to be useful to Nigeria, my family, myself, and God,” the graduate said.
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The young man also disclosed that his father borrowed money to sponsor his education due to his inability to raise a loan for him.
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The LAUTECH graduate added that he has an entertaining skill which won him an award during his youth service but he cannot monetize it now because he is not able to raise a capital to start his own outfit.
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According to Alaba, his father confronted him about his ambition and said he ought to be reaping his labour on him already. On hearing that, the young man to burst into tears.
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He stated that he wanted his school to give him all the school fees he had spent in exchange for the “useless” certificate so he can use money to do something tangible.
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Watch him speak below:
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Meanwhile, the management of Ladoke Akintola University, has reacted to a viral video of the young man holding a brown file and throwing tantrums.
When contacted, spokesperson of the institution, Fadeyi Lekan, told TheCable Lifestyle that he could not recognise anybody in the footage.
According to him, none of the university officials he had contacted over the issue could confirm that the incident happened.
“It’s only right that I speak on what I’m able to confirm. I called people in my office and they denied it. I’m in Abuja now. Only if I get back to Ogbomosho would I be able to do an investigation and confirm.
“I saw the video. I couldn’t identify a single person in it, else I would have reached out to hear from them directly,” he said.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a 2021 report said that the unemployment rate in Nigeria had climbed to 33.3 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4 2020) from 27.1 percent recorded in Q2 2020.
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