Ex Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has voiced out about how it is more difficult for her to tell young Nigerians not to relocate to other nations for greener pastures.
Oby Ezekwesili who is presently in Australia, revealed that she is not happy with the poor standard of living and exposure of Nigerian citizens today.
She spoke about how a friend told her that lots of her staff who get paid well still plan to leave the country.
Her words, “Ha!
Nigeria breaks one’s heart over and over and over again.
I wish one had the strength to simply give up on you and stop believing.
I wish.
My heart goes out to those of you that remain not because you cannot pack up and leave for places that offer better quality of life.
May grace to succeed find you out in whatever you are toiling to achieve in our Land.
I woke up this morning very sad.
Saw a young Nigerian here yesterday.
That some of the young ones who had the strongest belief in their country and once returned home are now voting with their feet and fleeing as faraway as possible just breaks my heart over and over again.
I used to be able to powerfully argue for *Stay* or *Remain* whenever a young one told me, “Aunty (or Mom) I am relocating”.
It has become harder.
And that just breaks my heart.
It breaks my heart to pieces.
Yes.
Nigeria does break our hearts.
A CEO friend told me how in one month, he lost the cream of his young talents. Thirty of his best staff resigned, packed up and left the country. Well paid young people. All. Reason?
“I am doing this for my children. I cannot guarantee them quality of life for a head start”.
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