Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah has told youths to always feel the need to return to develop Nigeria after travelling out of the country, IGBERETV reports.

Kukah who made the appeal at an inauguration lecture on Saturday, May 27, noted that Nigerians are not suffering because they are Muslims or Christians but because they are in a country that is malfunctioning.

He said;

“I will also end by saying right now that 133 million Nigerians are suffering from various levels of multi-dimensional poverty.

“I have not put up the light and see the part where Muslims are living that they have light, while others for not. I have not seen the part of the country where Muslims are eating and the rest of us are not. So we must come to terms with the fact that we are not bleeding.

“We are not suffering because we are Christians or Muslims, but we are in a country that is malfunctioning. How to make that country work, for the rich, for the poor, for the aged, and for everybody is a challenge.

“I would like to just end by saying and I have made the point very clearly, in the struggle with the problems of Nigeria, I remain exceptionally optimistic.

“I traveled the world. People say to me, well, where do you find this courage to say that Nigeria is working? Okay, it may not be working, but this is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. I am not being flippant.

“When I went to the United States of America to study, I preached in a church but the parish priest said to me, listen to me, you speak with such eloquence and I like you, we will get you a green card, you can settle here in America. I looked at him, I said, you know, this God is a wonderful God. You are giving me a green card and my passport is actually a green passport.

“The challenge for us as Africans is to think the way the Asians have thought that you can go to Europe, you can go to America with a purpose. But the purpose of course means coming back to develop your country but it also means that that country must create an environment in which you can feel confident to come and present the gift that God has given you.

“I have two young men in America they just finished from a prestigious university, I say when are you coming home? They say Bishop coming home to do what? We do not have an uncle who is a senator, we don’t have anybody, so coming to Nigeria to do what?

“Vice-President-elect, the challenge for you is to make this country believable, livable, credible, so that all of us together can serve and build a great nation.”

https://igberetvnews.com/1445831/travel-abroad-purpose-returning-develop-nigeria-kukah-tells-youths/

Seun Lalasticlala Mynd44 nlfpmod

I hope they hear you.

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Seun Lalasticlala Mynd44 nlfpmod

Because na you give them visa abi

Word!

You be their father abi you dey feed them?

Half of them will not come back o . And half of the ones that come back will continue to complain about the difference in the sizes of cucumber between the ones grown at home compared to the ones they eat abroad.

Instead, let the government or corporate organizations sponsor smart folks who are willing to undertake the learning process and subsequently return with the right technical know how where it matters. Let them build special institutions for transfer of technology as each industry would need per era.

If possible, let the Industries winning great chunks of the federal government projects have training institutions and specialist universities that also prep graduates for a life after school, let every ministry run its public schools too. Bring the teachers from abroad from time to time.

Nobody can stop mobility of labor but it will become a "national disaster" sooner or later if the growing trend is not checked. Thanks to emdee tiamiyus of this world, we may have "9japhobia" to deal with in time if outsiders don't check our gregarious emigration on time.

Na people wey get shame shame dey catch. Revd Kuka should tred softly because if you discourage Nigerian youths from bad habits, they will turn round to stone you or turn your good name to cooker. Crime be like hookup.

B'oju o tiwa, oju nti araa dugbo.

What has Nigeria done for us if not kill, maim and subjugate?

Biafra is the only reason the intellectuals of Africa will return enmasse.

lie lie I will travel without thinking of coming back Nigeria is a shithole

Most travel and become slaves. Some don't even make it big at all hence are scared of returning in shame.

Nigeria shall be great

Tell the ones who remain in the country to develop the country.

Those that returned how did they end up.

A lot dead from kidnapping, their investment destroyed or stolen

A lot want to go into farming but herdsmen wahala won't give them courage.

The ibadan Hotel owner that was kidnapped and killed, wasn't he a US returnee.

There was a US female returnee that said the govt took their gun that they use to defend themselves, so when herdsmen came they were helpless. That they won't mind fighting them if they had guns. That she knows someone who wants to start a ranch but she can't advice him to come due to insecurity.

Ok

Develop gini? This man don dey smoke? Wetin this Sokoto people give Kukah now?
Oga when i move nothing go make me look this side again.

Come where
See this man sha.
You kept your kids there, and want us to come and develop nigeria, lol see this man
Dey play
Just dey play

This advice makes sense

Nigeria will be great in this our present time!.

Chinese backwards integration

Las Las, na only few go travel

Yes we must contribute to the development of Nigeria when you stop your corrupt police officers from harassing Nigerians in Diaspora that is against this barbarian act from officers in uniform from all organ of government, then we will do our best to contribute immensely.

It has never and will never cross my mind to make another country my home.
Your can’t succeed in a country you hate.

Sorry sir, for no reason am coming back to Naija after leaving. Only my dead body will be returned for burial...

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Seun Lalasticlala Mynd44 nlfpmod

I should come back to a life of hopelessness,I will come back for my family not because of this shit hole of a country,Divide Nigeria to save lives.

cooker

💯

Do u know that some people derive joy in the suffering and poverty level of most Nigerians?

Becos if not, why would a group of people steal millions of naira meant for the poor masses.

I still remember how the government hide COVID palliatives in their secret warehouses at a crucial time when the world was on lockdown and Nigerians were dying of hunger.

Yet you say they have your best interest at heart.

They derive joy seeing you die in pain and hunger.

If u have money, take your destiny in your own hands and please run away from the hands of this evil government and leaders running this country.

Even Sodom and Gomorrah did not do as much as how the leaders of Nigeria have done.

Oyikoha:
Nigeria shall be great

I agree with you. And the time is now.