“Japa” Syndrome: Nigeria Losing Bright Youths To Other Countries, We Must Act Now – Gbajabiamila

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By Charles Adingupu

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says youths in the country have lost faith in Nigeria and are choosing to seek their fortunes and their futures in other countries around the world

He spoke on Wednesday at a valedictory session organised for the Ninth House in Abuja.

Gbajabiamila, who would assume a new office next week as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, said the executive and legislative arms of the government must act fast to save the mass exodus of bright youths to Europe, and other parts of the world.

Addressing his colleagues in the House, Gbajabiamila said, “Honourable colleagues, despite the considerable investments we have made to improve our public infrastructure and the numerous reforms we have enacted to change how we administer the government, our country faces many significant challenges.

“These challenges have caused many of our fellow citizens to wonder if the promise of democracy will ever become real in their lives. Too many of our young people have lost faith entirely and are choosing in droves to seek their fortunes and their futures in other lands.

“We are losing some of our best and brightest, and if we don’t act now, the consequences of this loss will shortly become painfully evident.”

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