A final-year student has taken to social media to express her frustration after her school imposed a ban on the popular tradition of “signing out” on the day of final examinations.
The student, who goes by the handle @meet_fehyee on TikTok, lamented the decision, explaining that it was enforced just as she was about to experience the tradition for herself.
The sign-out tradition, commonly practiced in Nigerian higher institutions, allows students to celebrate the end of their academic journey by wearing white shirts adorned with messages from friends, family, and well-wishers.
On the day of their final exams, students usually distribute pens to their friends, family, and peers, who then write congratulatory messages on their shirts. This tradition is seen as a symbolic and celebratory end to their academic careers.
According to @meet_fehyee, her institution decided to prohibit the activity this year, leading to significant frustration for her and her peers. She took to TikTok to share her discontent, describing the ban as particularly disheartening because it coincided with her own graduation.
[h3>Netizens Reactions…[/h3]@DML said: “Facing this also in Laspotech.”
@Dollar said: “Which school be that abeg.”
@___quintee said: “And na that sign out dey make me go school ooo.”
@+44 said: “Auchi say we no de wear white signout again.”
@pearl said: “Na, the signout dey motivate some people anyways. Congratulations.”
@Hannitah said: “What Laspotech did. They think 6 years is 6 minutes.”
@Bibicakes_n_more said: “This is me and my friends on November 14. We cried our eyes out. After all the struggles we can’t celebrate like we want. It’s well.”
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