Living Abroad

At the moment, I’m writing a contracted job for One of my clients on Migration and Nigerians in the Diaspora. 

I had to read Jane igharos novel The Ties That Teether which explicates on the challenges Nigerians face in the Diaspora. Many of these challenges could range from cultural clash, inter-racial marriages and survivalism. 

It has been a beautiful read but I want to ask a little question on the issue of migration. 

Why do so many Nigerians leave the country and totally become more superior to those in Nigeria? 

Does your present exposure belittle the present realities of others? Has migration become a class system hinged on an experience of the superiors? 

Few minutes you are in Nigeria; over some hours you get to America and the only reasonable response people get from you is silence. 

Migration is not a class structure but a decision to settle somewhere else. Just because migration has become a viable culture, a trend, and an active ideology that has been driven into the minds of Nigerians as the only measure of survival; this does not presuppose that some people are not okay staying back. 

Everyone has a choice and a path to take in life, one mustn’t go to America to be satisfied in life. 

A friend of mine randomly told me that she would have loved to stay in Nigeria if not for the present economic situation our country is facing. 

The awakening theory of this superiority complex amazes me and I’m totally forced to think of our own dislike over racism. Someone would move to the West today and by tomorrow he would intentionally state that “Nigerians are Thieves”. 

It is quite funny, but seriously, migration is a personal decision that can be achieved over a period of time through planning and preparation. 

It doesn’t make anyone more superior in anyway. Yes, there are advantages to migration but it simply shouldn’t cause you to build up walls in your mind against your own people.