{"id":90523,"date":"2023-06-22T09:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/japa-syndrome-will-favour-nigeria-peter-obi"},"modified":"2023-06-22T13:05:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:05:34","slug":"japa-syndrome-will-favour-nigeria-peter-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/japa-syndrome-will-favour-nigeria-peter-obi","title":{"rendered":"\u201cJapa\u201d syndrome will favour Nigeria \u2013 Peter Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, says he agrees with Bill Gates\u2019s comment on the Nigeria\u2019s \u201cjapa\u201d syndrome.<\/p>\n

Obi said he agreed with Gates\u2019s opinion that \u201cthe recent surge of Nigerian professionals leaving the country for greener pastures is good and healthy for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, Obi said he had maintained that \u201cOur brain drain today will be our brain gain tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former Anambra State governor stated that Nigerians leaving the country may look like a loss today, but the knowledge and resources from them will be critical in building a new Nigeria.<\/p>\n

He further added that if the nation starts doing the right things and taking governance more seriously, the country will benefit, insisting it had happened in China, India, Ireland and other developing countries.<\/p>\n

He wrote, \u201cI read and agree with Bill Gates\u2019s recent comment on the \u201cjapa\u201d syndrome, where, according to reports, he stated that the recent surge of Nigerian professionals leaving the country for greener pastures is good and healthy for our country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always preached and maintained this same position on the \u201cjapa wave\u201d. For years now, and throughout my campaign in the last Presidential election, especially during my tours from Canada, the USA, Germany, the UK, and other countries, I maintained that \u201cOur brain drain today will be our brain gain tomorrow.\u201d Nigerians leaving the country may look like a loss today, but when we start doing the right things and taking the governance of our nation more seriously, the knowledge and resources from them will be critical in the building of the New Nigeria, as it happened in China, India, Ireland and other developing countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, India prides itself as one of the countries with the biggest tech talents in the world, having produced some of the world\u2019s top engineers and computer scientists. Many top global tech companies are headed by CEOs of Indian origin. So India\u2019s success in the tech industry can partly be attributed to its ability to harness the knowledge and resources of Indians in the diaspora for their national growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria will grow and develop on all fronts when we build the New Nigeria that prioritises investment in education, health, and support for small businesses, guarantees respect for the rule of law, security of lives and properties, and unity of the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen our diasporan Nigerians around the world will return home with their global training, skills and resources, to immeasurably contribute to building a New and better Nigeria. We will not give up on our dreams for the New Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, says he agrees with Bill Gates\u2019s comment on the Nigeria\u2019s \u201cjapa\u201d syndrome. 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