Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has discouraged Nigerian youths from relocating abroad to seek greener pastures.
Dalung, who spoke at an event over the
weekend, to commemorate the 2024 International Youth Day, said having travelled
to over 70 countries in the world, he realised there is no place better than
Nigeria.
“I want to discourage every young person
who has the instinct to ‘Japa’. I have traveled to over 70 countries around the
world and discovered that there is nowhere I can live as comfortably as in
Nigeria,” he said.
"There is no place better
than Nigeria, and Nigeria can work. So let’s change our frustration into
positivity and begin to see how we can make this country better for all of us.
I am anti-japa. Nobody should go anywhere; this is our country
"Nobody is more Nigerian than anybody
else. We’re all Nigerians, and I encourage you to stay, fight for your country.
All of us will fight to have a better country. We are not against anybody; we
just want a better country. That’s the message—if Nigeria works, there will be
no quarrelling
Dalung called on youths in the country to
unite and be strategic to gain access to power and leadership in the countr
"To the young people in Nigeria, I
think my last words would be that there are quite a number of our generation
that believe in you. All you need to do is reorganize yourselves, come
together, and begin to ask reasonable questions to gain access to power and
leadership
“From our standpoint, we are also fighting for young people to be allowed to
participate in governance so that we can retire and advise you. Since our own
dreams cannot materialize, we should not frustrate your dreams," he added.
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