VIDEO: Man burns his school certificate, says it’s useless

A man identified as Olutimain Ilenre has burnt his original school certificates, including his Bachelor of Arts, secondary school certificate, NYSC certificate, and UTME result paper, saying it is useless.

In a video released on social media on Monday, the History and International Studies graduate from Ajayi Crowther University attributed his decision to a lack of a job, stating that the current situation in the country has rendered his certificates useless.

“To get certificate in this country is like a waste of time,” he lamented.

Ilenre added that the certificates are rendered useless even when travelling out of the country and had been unable to sleep in the last week after he recalled that all the jobs he had done for the past 13 years were jobs that his certificates were not useless.

He further advised that people should learn handwork in the country’s present realities. He urged parents to empower their children to learn handwork and trade.

“I finished school in 2010 and did my NYSC in 2010/2011; till today, I haven’t used these certificates to get a job,” Ilenre said.

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