Mike Olu Akinlabi, PhD finally naturalises and now a full citizen of Australia. He couldn't keep his joy to himself. He disclosed this on his facebook handle:


Hmm, I don't even know how to start this. Naturally, I didn't want to say anything about it, but I felt there's a need to vent my frustration with Nigeria. While recuperating at home due to recent sickness, a parcel arrived at my doorstep. This parcel changed everything for me! Before going into full detail, let me backtrack a bit.....
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You see, I arrived Australia 10th October 2012 to start a PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University after completing an MPhil in Criminological Research at the University of Cambridge.
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When I arrived Australia my intention was to complete my studies and then return to Nigeria to contribute my quota to the development of my home country. I didn't want to add to the current brain-drain in Nigeria. I knew I would do better in my home country. I knew I had a lot to add to the Nigerian system.
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Well, that seems to change after completing my studies. I presented myself to a few organisations in Nigeria, I was flatly rejected by some and some didn't even get back to me. A few offered lesser roles than the one I had before leaving Nigeria.
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During this time, I had personally rejected a couple of job offers in the UK, US and Canada while I was being rejected by my home country. Still, I was hopeful, thinking I would be considered in Nigeria. As in, my heart was burning for Nigeria.
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You see, it's important for me to address this issue because I have been challenged in the past that I abandoned my country for "obodo oyinbo" (i.e. the developed West). I know most of my "obodo oyinbo" friends have been challenged in the same manner. When we lend our voices to National discuss, we are often shooed that we should come back to Nigeria.
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Those in Nigeria need to understand that some of us want to return home, but do the people back home really want us? Some of us don't really enjoy being cut off from everything we have ever known, but we had no choice but to stay put where we are. Even when we visit, we realised nothing is working - no water, good roads, electricity, basic health services, etc.
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Back to my story, so I eventually accepted a job offer in Australia, forgetting about Nigeria. I'm glad I made that decision - best decision ever. United Kingdom and Australia has given me so much that I cannot pay back in my lifetime. I have been blessed and established in Australia more than my home country has ever given me.
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Yes! You heard me right!! "Who Nigeria ep sef?" Nigeria has a way of frustrating its own people. It's only in Nigeria that we celebrate mediocrity and familial connections above qualifications and technical-know-how. It's only in Nigeria that we put square pegs in round holes, then expects God to come down from heaven to solve the problem we caused in the first place. The most annoying thing is that our leaders travel out often and they aren't ashamed of their own country when they return home.
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We mix up "churchianity" for Christianity, we have the form of godliness but deny the power thereof. It's only in Nigeria that we fast and pray about good governance and then refuse to vote the right candidates into power. We "elect" those who are incapable of governing their personal lives into power and then expect them to serve the people. We put village chiefs into positions of authority and then we expect them to have global mindset. We know our problem and then expects others to solve the problem.
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https://ebeanonews..com/2019/10/nigeria-loses-phd-holder-to-australia.html

Today I have mix feelings - I'm particularly excited about the parcel I received and at the same time sad that I have become a part of the "lost generation". That, I am now one of those Nigerians who become a naturalised citizens of the country they migrated to. Though I have become an Australian citizen for a while, it really hit me so hard when my passport arrived by post today. Yes, it arrived by post. I didn't have to go to immigration office to queue or bribe someone for my passport. In fact, I had to lodge complaint at the Post Office yesterday, questioning the late delivery due to the fact that I paid for a priority processing.

The soul of Nigeria must be rescued from the hands of these marauders pillaging our commonwealth. We must fight collectively to see a better Nigeria in our lifetime.
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Enough of endless and meaningless vigils and let's start walking the talk. Enough of raising 'sheep' in Nigerian churches and mosques. Let's start raising lions and the mighty men of David. After all, Martin Luther king Jr was a clergy and he led the American Civil Rights Movement.


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https://ebeanonews..com/2019/10/nigeria-loses-phd-holder-to-australia.html

do the people back home really want us?

They mostly don't.

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he is of no use in nigeria anyways. congrats to him

Good for him.

Everyone is fed-up except the politicians.

My dream Country!! Congrats to him..

That's good

Sounds very much like my story. The ghost emails, the go and bring letter from politician etc.
Anyhow, to God be the glory, another country welcomed me with open arms.
if I had joined an Engineering/Technical parastatal or agency in Nigeria, maybe I would have embraced corruption too.

Congratulations to you. Live your life in a country that works, a country where getting a job is based on merits and not nepotism, favouritism...Contribute your knowledge and expertise to Australia - the country that has given you so much than your birth country -Nigeria. I wish you well.