Klass99:


Lol. You may not be wrong and neither are they, but in the mouths of two or three witnesses a thing is established.

Additionally, these are quality and well grounded people who don't and didn't have a reason to lie about their experiences. You don't know them but I do, and I'll understand if you are skeptical because you don't know them, I do.

@ Your last paragraph, so the thing with us Nigerians is a negative and distrustful mindset. Juliet's video had comments from lots of African migrants (non-Nigerians) who were validating her experience and sharing theirs too, from countries like Aussie and other places, but trust our people to react in the usual way they often do when japa matters come up.......with comments like;

1. If it is that bad enter plane and come back na.
2. This one is just very stupid and full of complaints.
3. Wicked people who have left and are now discouraging others from going.....etc

benzion72:
This is the land of my birth. I love Nigeria land of freedom. If there is no job create one for yourself tax free, if there is no electricity mount Solar panel and get power, if there is no water sink borehole. I just love the freedom here.

Klass99:


Or you can sound out people close to you through honest conversations for their candid and unbiased views which is a cost effective option. Well grounded people whose judgment you trust or can trust.

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Link to his thread here https://www.nairaland.com/6704962/nigerians-returned-abroad-regret#104856572

Karleb:


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There are many instances like these and it's always UK-Nigerians.

Nbote:
Na lie.. Let him come back

sukkot:
Now first of all let me establish one fact , I do not care about your life choices, I personally find these japa topics and the back and forth comments on it to be very amusing. So when I open topics like this it is strictly to catch cruise. Nobody is discouraging you to japa so please save that mad talk. With that being established let’s proceed with the story

Dr Peter is a very rich man in Nigeria who had a medical practice and a big house and three cars. He was doing very well. But the japa allure came knocking at his door. So he sold everything he owned and moved to Canada. This is his story. It is full of regrets. He said he has discovered the whole thing was a mirage and that in Canada they work you like a machine and you never get to enjoy your job and they take all the money back in taxes and that you can never save. His advice to Nigerians is that if you are very stable in Nigeria do not attempt the mistake he made. In going through the comments of the video are people like him with similar regret stories of selling it all and going to Canada. One commenter says he looks back at selling all his property to japa as a form of madness.

Anyway enjoy the video and let us know what you think about Dr Peter or what he had to say

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyepzvf9Kro

Mindlog:
From the video he said he is a Consultant Psychiatrist, same professional whose colleagues earn over £100 per hour here in the UK?

sammyonal:
And u think is normal abi? What about those that can't afford solar, make Una dey consider other people nah.

jedisco:


Funny thing is that Canada medics much higher than the UK hence why many UK docs are leaving to Canda/Australia/New Zealand.
Also, an equivalent sum paid in Canada would go further than the UK.

All put, from the conversation, he regrets the move less as he settles in.
Also, he's still a student and not a medic. How many students back home enjoys what he he does there? Once he's certified, his chorus would change.

Klass99:


Or you can sound out people close to you through honest conversations for their candid and unbiased views which is a cost effective option. Well grounded people whose judgment you trust or can trust.

What you are proposing is not a bad idea either but a person's pocket can take a brutal hit with long vacation stays. Attached are screenshots of my posts from 2021 when Smile4mee01 created a thread asking if people had any regrets about returning to Naija from the diaspora.

These are real people I know well and personally and these were honest conversations. Some without prompting or me prying, shared their thoughts during normal conversations. It wasn't a Q & A session with me firing questions at them.

Link to his thread here https://www.nairaland.com/6704962/nigerians-returned-abroad-regret#104856572

aieromon:


Dr Oluseun Peter Ogunnubi is a Consultant Psychiatrist. I think the point of view is his personal opinion and should be respected.

https://gracecottagehospital.org.ng/?page_id=883


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZioV_iQwwE?si=W5T3JhWYuckBQkwx

https://youtube.com/@mindmatterswithdrnubi/videos

Nbote:
Na lie.. Let him come back

Unperturbedpota:


Rubbish trash nonsense . I work in medical feild and leaving Nigeria was the best decision I ever made.

Today I have a clear plan to achieve my goals . Pls all those of those who have been deported and banned from entering foreign countries or those who can't afford to travel should please stop disturbing people!!.

Leave them alone , you are all like the OP are bitter and angry and want to hold others back!!

The energy you use to source these stories why not use it to source stories of people like me and my friends who are doing very well abroad

Fellow Nigerians ignore these people and focus on your plans

Karleb:


You can't blame people who do that even tho it's not the nicest things to say.

When UK people are leaving, they are so quiet and secretive but once they land or are coming back, they will tell you a million reasons not to go. Which is not even a problem to me, but some, if not many of them still secretly going back.

There should be a balance of information.

You can't tell me you work in care job and not tell me it was this same job that sponsor your visa.

You can't say you work all week including weekend and not say you actually get paid more to do the extra hour or say you are actually making money.

They will never disclose their salaries but tell you they live paycheck to paycheck.

Boyfriend and girlfriend no dey UK but they won't tell you they rejected their fellow VISA bro and sis with the hope of getting hooked up to a citizen, which may or may never happen.

There are many instances like these and it's always UK-Nigerians.

1stGenAmerican:
Why would a rich person have to sell his possessions in order to move to Canada? People who are rich have the resources to move without having to sell their possessions.
Was he used to getting paid salary in Nigeria for doing nothing? Because just about everywhere in the world, you actually have to work in order to get paid— I don’t understand him complaining about labor. Is he upset because in Canada, he is unable to talk to and treat patients like animals? Is it because in Canada, he is treated just like a regular person instead of a god? Is it general culture shock? Don’t know.
Many of the things this man says are very suspect—I’ll leave it at that.

jedisco:

His pov is not being disrespected. There was none in my post.

jedisco:

Also, he's still a student and not a medic.

1Sharon:



😂😂


The work ethics in Nigeria is poor! In Nigeria, 30 minutes can spent sitting down, another 30 minutes can be spent on the phone

I'm sure he's shook because in the West he actually has to do some WORK.

1Sharon:



😂😂


The work ethics in Nigeria is poor! In Nigeria, 30 minutes can spent sitting down, another 30 minutes can be spent on the phone

I'm sure he's shook because in the West he actually has to do some WORK.

Mindlog:
From the video he said he is a Consultant Psychiatrist, same professional whose colleagues earn over £100 per hour here in the UK?

Karleb:


I wanted to engage that fellow but I remember say no be every fight be my fight.

Unperturbedpota:


Rubbish trash nonsense . I work in medical feild and leaving Nigeria was the best decision I ever made.

Today I have a clear plan to achieve my goals . Pls all those of those who have been deported and banned from entering foreign countries or those who can't afford to travel should please stop disturbing people!!.

Leave them alone , you are all like the OP are bitter and angry and want to hold others back!!

The energy you use to source these stories why not use it to source stories of people like me and my friends who are doing very well abroad

Fellow Nigerians ignore these people and focus on your plans

1stGenAmerican:
Why would a rich person have to sell his possessions in order to move to Canada? People who are rich have the resources to move without having to sell their possessions.
Was he used to getting paid salary in Nigeria for doing nothing? Because just about everywhere in the world, you actually have to work in order to get paid— I don’t understand him complaining about labor. Is he upset because in Canada, he is unable to talk to and treat patients like animals? Is it because in Canada, he is treated just like a regular person instead of a god? Is it general culture shock? Don’t know.
Many of the things this man says are very suspect—I’ll leave it at that.

1Alex:
oga did you watch the video?

The man clearly said if you are doing well in Nigeria, there's no point going to Canada. He had a hospital and was doing well in Nigeria before he emigrated to Canada.

But from your point, you were struggling before you japa.

aieromon:

kkins25:

I once read a novel that entailed the perils of being in the Healthcare sector.. I was thanking God i didn't do medicine.. Doctors in the west are suffering abeg😂

Gerrard59:
Japa is good when one is young and unmarried. Japa is good when one has read the requirements and laws guiding the visa class the person uses. However, I am not a party to selling all one's properties to relocate. But if that is the person's wish, so be it.

The man is probably over 40, and again, I maintain the stance that age group should remain in Nigeria. But judging by stories across the English-speaking world, the success rate for Nigerian doctors who relocated has been very high.

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jedisco:


Odd thing is that it's the senior folks like him that are partly responsible for the rot in the medical sector in Nigeria that has driven the young bright minds away. Now, they are also looking to emigrate and play catch-up to their younger colleagues. They instutionalised the culture of bullying, absenteeism, big manism and even sexual harassment. It automatically seems odd to work in a country where everyone is held accountable esp medics.

Young Nigerian specialised medics/FPs in Canada are seeing upwards of 300,000 cad per annum with some earning in multiples of that. Already, his chorus is changing, if he gets to work as a specialist, his verse would alse change.