Comments on: Nigerians In Diaspora That have Abandoned Home

By: madugba

madugba — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:48:48 +0000

you said it all,the system we find ourselves in this country is so frustrating.i graduated since 1998 searched for employment to no avail,i picked up a job as a security officer ,saved some money started business in lagos nigeria,could you believe that the place was demolished with no alternative.Tell me where do i start from.Honestly i prefer cleaning gutter and living abroad than country without an iota of concern for its citizens.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:54:02 +0000

You are quite right…….if life there is good and less stressful, then why will i come and suffer. I have 2 brothers who have permanetly pitched their tent in us and uk and really, things are not so easy as they says but it is better than what we have here, i am not sure if i want to go abroad and live permanetly cos am one of this pple that reall gets terribly home sick. from my house to the bustop shld ordinarily take 10min but the potholes can swallow u up so u have to take it easy which will now take like 20-25min. i pay for light, i dnt get it, i pay 200 for me ruwa to give me water on a daily basis, i pay tax……..and am still paying for cement so that we can communualy tile the road cos waiting for govt is looking for a camel in the needle eye. thr are advantages and disadvantages on both sides, but the watchword is choosing carefully

By: N27m P.A.

N27m P.A. — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:59:58 +0000

Life here is below standard..if you can live legally in a saner environment ..please give it a shot. There are some drawbacks…but in all frankness it beats the adversity in Nigeria. I have tasted both lives but for the juicy package I wasoffered back here I'would rather be over there. I recognize I am one of very very few privileged Nigerians….MOST dont even come close to having this amount of LUCK.

By: Ify

Ify — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:25:32 +0000

Be where God says you should be. Ie, seek the face of God in all aspects of your life including where you should live, settle and make your home, raise your kids etc.It could be home or abroad, for a while or a season. There is no straight answer. Remain within the bounds where Gods love will reach you. This is so important…. Bishop Oyedepo I heard say…If you are a lizard in Nigeria, you will not become an alligator when you travel abroad.

By: princesslizzy

princesslizzy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:14:27 +0000

I do have a sister that experience that, she had married the man and had a kid before the guy travelled out on the excuse that l want to go and survey for 3 months, 3moths turned to 2 years, and he came back apologised no communication and trust now she forgave him, and before he left she got pregnant and delivered the baby after the guy travelled again, to be back in the next one month and the one month turned to 7 years, no communication again,and after waited for the 8th year she married and the guy surfaced again, apologising raining fire and brimstone but the deed had been done the lady said no going back, he can go ahead and marry whom he wanted to marry, but they are still on it .

By: Bee

Bee — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:54:06 +0000

I left a well paying job in a bank to go abroad. I had my kids here and was debating a return to nigeria but my husband wont even consider it. One of our kids has a disability and gets respite care from social services outside of school hours for 15hrs a week. because we work and have another child, we get paid to spend quality time with the other kid. We use the money to pay for an au pair. the older guy gets free transport to and from school. We dont have to generate our own electricity, get our own water or tar our roads ourselves. life is exhausting enough. my workplace has a legal duty to be flexible with us so i get to work from home some days. Even my director rushes home twice a week because it's his turn to put his kids to bed and read them a bedtime story. my husband does the bathing and dressing of the kids, and the ironing and no one bats an eyelid because it's not unusual.

I have never had to pay for hospital care or prescription for the kids. my employer reorganised during my 9 month maternity leave and had a legal duty to offer me a job before others in my department or face sex discrimination charges. It's not massively different from the lifestyle I would have had in naija but the responsibility to provide that quality is split between ourselves, the school, the local authority, the employer, govt etc so that life is less stressful.

For those who I have met who work as cleaners over here, the gap between that quality of life and how a cleaner in naija will live is even greater and it pays them better to stay here. The really suffering ones may be the illegals because they're not entitled to things and cant usually report substandard provision. if you want to go by force and overstay or be illegal, i'd say don't do it. it's so not worth it.

By: ST.PATRICK CENTER

ST.PATRICK CENTER — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:27 +0000

I HAVE TRAVELLED TO A LOT COUNTRIES,BELIEVE ME ,WHAT I NOTICED THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON , I MEAN (THEY) OUR COUNTRY CITIZENS, THEY END UP TAKING ANYTHING DOWN FOR THEM AS JOBS, I MEAN WHAT THEY WOULDNT ORDINARLY TAKE HERE IN NIGERIA,I WANT SHARE SOMETHING WITH ANYBODY THAT CARES TO LISTEN, NIGERIA HAS A POPULATION OF OVER 150MILLION. THIS 150MILION SPEND AT LEAST #300 INDIVISUALLY PER DAY,SHAKE IT OUT ,IT AMOUNTS TRILLION,TAKE YOUR TIME,EVALUATE,INVENT SOMETHING,THINK, IS IN YOU,BELIVE ME YOU WILL SEE HOW YOU WILL BE MAKING SOMETHING RELIABLY OUT THIS TRILLION NAIRA THAT EXCHANGE HANDS EVERYDAY IN NIGERIA.WE ARE THE BEST OF GOD CREATURES,DO NOT ALLOW BAD LEADERSHIP IN OUR COUNTRY WEIGH YOU DOWN ,DO NOT BLAME ANYBODY FOR YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ,IF YOU DO ,YOU HAVE GIVEN THE PERSON THE PHSYCOLOGICAL RIGHTS TO CONTROL YOUR DESTINY,YOU HAVE ONLY ONE LIFE TO LEAVE,ENJOY IT WISELY AND CONTENTEDLY WHILE IT FLOWS,THE GOOD TIME MIGHT BE AROUND THE CORNER,WE ARE ALL EQUAL AT BIRTH,SO SHALL WE ALL BE EQUAL AT END OF TIME. FROM~ST.PATRICKS CENTER

By: Olayinka

Olayinka — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:48 +0000

na so my brother,just believe in your self.

By: Akinwande

Akinwande — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:27 +0000

I don't anything wrong in people traveling but it disgust when they don't plan coming home though Nigeria itself is not encouraging but you've got to come home, Personally I see myself going out there to gather some knowledge, exposure, and what have you like the likes of Okonjo Oweala, and other well meaning Nigerians who have made names for themselves. We've got a lot of opportunities in Nigeria. The main point is believing in yourself. We can make the change happen men. Peace

By: wilson.agbebaku

wilson.agbebaku — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:54 +0000

na wa o