Nigerian man who seeks primary school certificate shares his experience

• A Nigerian man shared his experience of visiting his former primary school, where he left in Primary 4, to request his certificate.

• The man shared their experience on X, a former Twitter platform, detailing the need for a travel certificate.

• Upon arriving at the school, the authorities instructed him to complete Primary 5 before receiving his certificate or testimonial.

A Nigerian individual has generated considerable discussion on social media after recounting his experience of visiting his former primary school, from which he departed after completing Primary 4, in order to obtain his primary school certificate.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he detailed the challenges he faced, noting that the certificate was necessary for his travel plans.

Upon his arrival at the institution, he was informed by the school officials that he would need to complete Primary 5 before he could be issued his certificate or testimonial.

He stated, “I went to my primary school that I didn’t finish to collect my primary school certificate. I left from Primary 4 to secondary school, and these people said I have to do Primary 5 to collect the testimonial.”

His account has astonished many users on social media, leading to an influx of comments as they shared their perspectives on the matter.

Reacting to the post…

@roqzee: “Post your picture when you resume school in your uniform please. That’s all we are waiting for. T for thanks.”

@amnotyourdaniel: “I still have my Ugo C Ugo and quantitative reasoning text books so if you need anyone text me instead of buying a new one.”

@areafather_: “Dem be werey shey dem no dey aware when you do common entrance? I was in pry 5 in my school and I was registered in another school for common entrance only, since mine won’t allow me until I get to pry 6. I collected certificate from the new school. No issues, no drama.”

@chii_nice: “This thing happened to me. The headmistress said she cannot lie for me as a Christian. I went to another school o..luckily for me, it was third term, I took second overall, based on say they graded me only on exams without C.A.”

@ini_amah: “But you sef. Why you wan collect “Certificate of Completion” for something wey you no complete?.”

@EmmyMokayi: “I actually did mine in 2016, just before entering the university same year (I finished primary school in 2006 BTW.”