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A viral video captured the moment an alleged Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) graduate stormed the school to return his certificate over failure to earn money with it.
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The video showed when the man demanded a refund of fees he had paid while a student was there.
The upset man stated that he is still suffering and the certificate he had bagged had brought no financial gains to him.
In the viral video making the rounds, the man could be seen having a heated argument with security men who tried to calm him down.
He could be seen clutching a file that supposedly contained the certificate.
LAUTECH is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The university enrolls over 30,000 students and employs more than 3,000 workers including contract staff.
What you need to know about LAUTECH
In 1987, Governor Adetunji Olurin, the then Military Governor of Oyo State (now split into two states: Oyo and Osun), received a request from the Governing Council of The Polytechnic, Ibadan to establish a State University.
In 1988, he set up a seven member interministerial committee under the chairperson of Mrs. Oyinkan Ayoola, that recommended the creation of the university.
By March 13, 1990, Nigeria’s federal military government accepted the State’s request. The edict establishing Oyo State University of Technology was signed on April 23, 1990, by Colonel Sasaenia Oresanya.
The first Vice-Chancellor of the university was Olusegun Ladimeji Oke. During the time, Late Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola became the first Chancellor in January 1991.
The university began its first academic session on October 19, 1990, with a total of 436 candidates enrolled , four faculties, namely Agricultural Sciences, Evironmental Sciences, Engineering and Management Sciences, and Pure and Applied Sciences. A College of Health Sciences was established a year later.
The name of the university was changed to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology after the separation of Osun State from Oyo State.
Watch video below:
Video: Why I returned my certificate to LAUTECH and demanded for refund of school fees – Oludare Alaba pic.twitter.com/wYeQ1RA0cR
— Nigerian Tribune (@nigeriantribune) September 7, 2022