Peter Obi, former Anambra state governor went to study what was happening to schools in Uganda, a few years back.
He wanted to go via Kenya Airways but found them too pricey, that man is known for frugality, he then opted for Rwandan air, But, his greatest shock was that when the captain of the aircraft came to introduce himself, he was a Nigerian.
The captain said two of them in the cockpit are Nigerians.
They said they could not have a job in Nigeria. But, in Rwanda, they value them.
Some of the doctors attending to our politicians in London, and elsewhere are Nigerians, but those same doctors won't be given a chance to touch this politician here in Nigeria, when they meet them abroad, they obviously respect and do whatever they say.
Majority of Nigerian doctors and even engineers are already abroad, in countries where their services are well paid and respected.
I don't believe in brain drain.
Your asset is your knowledge.
And if somebody somewhere needs it, would you not make it available to them?
If they don’t want your services in Nigeria, why waste away here?
What we call brain drain is a cumulative effect of leadership failure over the years. Our leaders have failed.
That is why the youths are leaving in droves:
To places where every equipment needed to do the job is available, not in Nigeria where an outdated x-ray machine is used in dozens of public hospitals.
If the government doesn't sit their assess down, if travel constraints become easier, most Nigerian professionals won't be in Nigeria, it would be a great loss to the country
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