Despondant graduate tweets: "I do not want to enter 2019 jobless and depressed"

Even university graduates are struggling to find employment in highly competitive markets.

The Nigerian Information Technology graduate hoped his Twitter following would increase his chances of finding a job.

Being able to relate to his plight, Twitter users responded with overwhelming support.

The post was retweeted over 7 000 times and has over 90 replies.

Job adverts for positions in his field where also posted in the replies.

Ojie pinned the tweet to his profile and encouraged his followers to share and retweet.

Ebhojie also commented a link to his LinkedIn account, a more conventional platform for job-seeking.

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