Trending certificate found at ‘Suya’ spot invalid, says LASU
The Lagos State University administration has broken its silence on the controversial certificate discovered at a'suya' location in the state.According to a statement issued by the university on Tuesday, the certificate was invalidated due to the inaccurate spelling of the bearer's name.
The management further confirmed that the certificate in question exists but was invalidated on February 25, 2013, since the graduate's surname was wrongly typed as ABISOYE rather than ABIOYE.
"The University, having recovered the certificate on November 21, 2018, wishes to make the following clarifications: The certificate in question exists but was invalidated on February 25, 2013, because the graduate's surname was incorrectly written as ABISOYE instead of ABIOYE," the statement continued.
However, LASU confirmed that a replacement certificate with the right surname was issued and collected by the graduate on September 30, 2014.
The university contended that, under its rules, the invalidated certificate should have been shredded immediately after re-issuance. However, due to an oversight, it ended up in the public domain.
"The invalidated certificate got into the public space due to improper screening of office waste papers prior to disposal," the statement said.Remember that a diploma belonging to an engineering graduate of the college went viral on Wednesday when a man demanded to speak with the bearer because it was used to sell soya to him.
The university contended that, under its rules, the invalidated certificate should have been shredded immediately after re-issuance. However, due to an oversight, it ended up in the public domain.
"The invalidated certificate got into the public space due to improper screening of office waste papers prior to disposal," the statement said.Remember that a diploma belonging to an engineering graduate of the college went viral on Wednesday when a man demanded to speak with the bearer because it was used to sell soya to him.
Abisoye Azeez Oluwaseun received Second Class Honours (Upper Division) in Chemical and Polymer Engineering from LASU.
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