Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged Nigerian Government to create an enabling environment to check the propensity of Nigerians travelling abroad in what has come to be known as “japa syndrome.”
Dabiri-Erewa made the urge recently in Paris, France, when she appeared on a Channels Television’s programme, ‘Empowering Tomorrow: A New Vision for Nigeria,’ a programme that celebrated Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary, and said in light of the increasing emigration rate of Nigerians, the government must do its part in creating a favourable environment for its citizens.
She said though it was not possible to totally stop the mass exodus of Nigerians popularly referred to as Japa, she stated that with a conducive and favourable environment, the urge by Nigerians to check out of the country would be curtailed.
She however acknowledged that emigrating to another country had no inherent flaws, but it must have a clear goal.
She said: “You can’t stop this migration, legal or illegal, but the question is: Why are you migrating? Are you migrating to a better place? Are you migrating to bigger dreams?
“Here is a quick thing, government needs to play its own role of providing a conducive environment. The Tinubu administration has talked about job creation, SMEs, digital transformation, and digital truth for our younger people, and a lot of that conversation is going on here in France.
“There is nothing wrong with migration, but migrate to a better place. Migrate to become a better person; don’t migrate to get into trouble. A lot of people we deal with are looking for jobs but they don’t get the jobs when they go abroad.
“Why are you migrating? Are you a better person by the time you migrate? But again, government must play its role and do what it has to do.”
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