Russialane:

lets call a spade a spade, in the uk i mean na house dem get? were u end up mortgaging your life for a house for lord knows how many years and when you get old that same house by crook or force will still be collected from you and resold again so, na lie

Wallie:

Well, the move has to be gradual…one cannot just abandon everything that one knows for a complete unknown. For people with choice, a source of stable income needs to be created that has the potential of sustaining one for decades to come. Ultimately, I will return to Nigeria but not at the expense of abandoning a place I’ve spent about 2/3 of my life. My goal is to have businesses in the US and Nigeria that feed off each other so that I can spend equal amounts of time in both places.

There are also quite a number of things that I do for recreation that cannot be easily replicated in Nigeria in the near future. Money is nice but quality of life is “nicer.”

madoba:

Erractic power supply, lack of quality healthcare services, poor infrastructures like bad roads etc etc, are amongst the many complaints I have heard and keep on hearing from my superiors based abroad and some other Nigerians I know in Yankee as their reasons for staying/remaining abroad.

The matter dey tire me sef, with the way they carry on condemning practically everything. Suddenly nothing is good or praise worthy in their own country and homeland. I often hear, in America this or that wouldn't happen. In the US they would do it like this, In the United States blah blah blah and the list just goes on.

Everything has become a comparison between us (Nigeria) and the developed world/countries. What I find really exasperating is the constant strings of complaints from this people (my bosses etc), who do nothing and offer no solutions to the problem other than talk and criticize.

They left this country (Naija) for greener pastures and expect to come back to a well developed and fully functional nation. Who were they or are they expecting to rebuild the nation and make it comfortable enough for them to return to? Is it the Govt or those who returned after school or is it the ones that have never left at all.That would be a classic case of monkey dey work baboon dey chop.

In a nutshell I wish Nigerians abroad who are particularly fond of criticizing and condemning this nation would equally proffer solutions in the wake of their criticism or just do what they can in their immediate environment or communities in Naija like sinking a bole hole in their village or even sponsoring a child or two to secondary school level. Contribute your quota as you honestly can in whatever capacity.

madoba:

Erractic power supply, lack of quality healthcare services, poor infrastructures like bad roads etc etc, are amongst the many complaints I have heard and keep on hearing from my superiors based abroad and some other Nigerians I know in Yankee as their reasons for staying/remaining abroad.

The matter dey tire me sef, with the way they carry on condemning practically everything. Suddenly nothing is good or praise worthy in their own country and homeland. I often hear, in America this or that wouldn't happen. In the US they would do it like this, In the United States blah blah blah and the list just goes on.

Everything has become a comparison between us (Nigeria) and the developed world/countries. What I find really exasperating is the constant strings of complaints from this people (my bosses etc), who do nothing and offer no solutions to the problem other than talk and criticize.

They left this country (Naija) for greener pastures and expect to come back to a well developed and fully functional nation. Who were they or are they expecting to rebuild the nation and make it comfortable enough for them to return to? Is it the Govt or those who returned after school or is it the ones that have never left at all.That would be a classic case of monkey dey work baboon dey chop.

In a nutshell I wish Nigerians abroad who are particularly fond of criticizing and condemning this nation would equally proffer solutions in the wake of their criticism or just do what they can in their immediate environment or communities in Naija like sinking a bole hole in their village or even sponsoring a child or two to secondary school level. Contribute your quota as you honestly can in whatever capacity.

Russialane:

no doubt you guys have made valid points which i definitely agree our government in nigeria is our number one enemy to me its just so unfortunate what we go through in this abroad in search of greener pastures.

r231:

@op. . . . . when you rtn home den the rest of us will follow you

maasoap:

@boy t, I like your post. That's the real truth, most especially the last part about the rich people sending their kids abroad for education and withdrawing them back home for employment. Yet, my brother/sister hustlers in foreign lands would tell you it was because of Boko Haram as if this sect had been in existence for many years. Liars!!!

Russialane:

Thats true everybody here is equal nothing like sir or ma no show off here everybody here is the same.

NRI PRIEST:

Who is asking these question? Are u a ghost? We left Nigeria to go look for what our country couldnt offer us;good education,opportunity to become rich when worked hard unlike in nigeria where monkey work bamboo dey chop,good roads,less traffic I can go on and on.But am not saying I dont love my country but things are not organized in nigeria and its even worst to want to come and live in nigeria after assimilating with this organized,corruption free system. Dont get me wrong but look at the state of the nation and its not our fault at all,its the leaders who dragged this nation through the mud. let me give u an example of one incident. there was a time my siblings were looking for admission in univ.,they got there cut off mark and even scored above but we were told that u have to bring like half a million naira for a medical student to get an admission!!!!!!!!!!! are u phucking kidding me? and u want me to come back right? u must have lost your senses!

naijacann:

A friend of mine finished his PhD here(Canada) in Applied Statistics and was offered a lecturing job at one of the Federal Univ in the West.
He returned to Nigeria even though he's a Canadian citizen and is currently 400 thousand Naira/Month and I think he's liking it.

madoba:

@ erico2k2

I be woman ooh not a man , and yes I hear you about the embezzlement issues that have torn this nation apart. I don't have a problem with Nigerians who want to remain abroad my own is that, If you are going to criticize and condemn, when you are done criticizing please offer or provide a solution.

The solution doesn't need to be on a grand scale, it can be in a simple and personal way such as drilling a bore hole for your community people in Naija, sending good quality medicines back home for common ailments like cold, cough, fever etc

Just do what you can, wherever you are as your quota and leave the bigger issues that are out of your power. Someone said something about self preservation and selflessness. Selflessness for me is a matter of choice ooh! I can choose to be kind and compassionate with the little I have now or wait until I am rich or have big bucks in my account.

Come to think of it has anyone noticed how rich people in this part of the world tend to be stingy? My point is: don't wait till you get that great job, have more money etc etc, before you perform an act of kindness or selflessness towards your country or at least the citizens of your home state be it in Kaduna, Abia, Kogi etc.
SO what happened to the word charity begins at  home?all what you have mentioned had been done but still no change