If You Have Opportunity To Leave Nigeria, Do So Now – Former DG Of BPSR, Joe Abah

The former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Sector Reform (BPSR), Dr Joe Abah, has advised young Nigerians to leave the country if they have the opportunity.

Abah in a recent tweeted message shared how the United Kingdom, where he once relocated to immediately showed him a clear-cut path to career growth and self-accomplishment, said the Nigerian system does not provide youths with similar path.

He tweeted, “Moving abroad the 1st time, I didn’t watch any in-flight movie. My eyes were firmly on the flight display. As soon as we left Nigeria, I made the sign of the Cross. When we left Africa, I whispered “Alleluia! If this plane does emergency landing now, it won’t be in Africa sha!”

The Institutional Reform and Public Policy expert continued, “It’s true that when I got to the UK for the first time, I thought “Is this all?” However, I could see a clear path to how I could own a car, buy a house and build a career. I couldn’t see that path as a young man in Nigeria. I still don’t see it for many young Nigerians now.

“In your youth, you should japa if you want to and have an opportunity to do so. Get the basics, like a car, a house, a 90-inch TV and a bad bad sound system. Build your CV there & show them you are a determined Naija person. If, later, you want to come back, it’ll be by choice.”