This sounds pathetic but it’s a fact especially in a country where unemployment is a serious challenge.
A PhD holder identified as Udoh Nse James is presently employed as a labourer at Dangote refinery due to his inability to find a job that is suitable for someone with his skills.
This was disclosed a concerned Nigerian, Engr Chinedu Eche, who shared the account on LinkedIn, where he stated that Udoh a PhD in Econometrics, a Masters and a Bachelors degree in Accounting, and asked for aid for the man.
Engr. Eche stated that he met James at the Dangote Refinery site, where he was assisting his team with the fabrication of a Coastic Soda storage tank.
Sharing on LinkedIn, he wrote;
“My beloved LinkedIn family;
This is Udoh Nse James.
From Akwa Ibom State
Contact number 07039187215.
First Degree B.S.C. Accounting 2005
Second Degree M.S.C Accounting 2009
Third Degree P.H.D Econometrics 2012
He is currently working as a helper on a site where my team and I are fabricating and erecting a Coastic Soda Storage tank for Dangote Refinery .
He needs to be in a financial Institutions or in a School Lecturing or Researching.
Please if you can help fix this man, don’t hesitate.
God bless you.”