Man seeks primary school certificate, told he must complete primary 5 first

A Nigerian man has sparked reactions on social media after sharing his experience of visiting his former primary school, where he left in Primary 4, to request his primary school certificate.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he recounted his ordeal, explaining that he needed the certificate for travel.

Upon arriving at the school, he was informed by the authorities that he must complete Primary 5 before he could receive 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 revelation has left many social media users shocked, prompting a flood of comments as they shared their thoughts on the situation.

See some reactions below:

@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.”

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