Joseph Edet

This country has to work, olorun ngbo. Because "Japa" is not even a solution to all of this. In the two instances I have spent more than 3+ months outside Nigeria, by the 3rd month, there is this wave of boredom, loneliness and something you can liken to depression that starts to creep in. I can't fully explain it, but I can only speak for myself, I don't know if other people experience it too. You begin to miss the little things. Being able to step out with friends without much planning. Having your people around when there's a celebration. Attending family functions in person (not on video call) and just being surrounded by familiar faces. Growing up, we'd usually celebrate my grandma's birthday every December, everyone will come around. You'd see your uncles, aunts and cousins, some of whom you might not have seen all year. It was almost like an annual family reunion. If you don't attend grandma's birthday you'd never hear the end of it. The last time we had a proper celebration like that was 3 years ago, and we no even complete sef. Now, I have uncles, aunts and cousins I haven't seen in 7 years. Some have had children who are now 5 or older, and I've never even met them. Everybody is scattered across the world, chasing greener pastures. But Japa, yunno. Somewhere along the line, it has taken away the little things that should really matter in life and replaced them with the constant pursuit for survival. Are we really going to spend our entire lives running? Is life supposed to be just about finding a way to survive, rather than actually living? Please, vote Peter Obi 🙏🙏 This country must work, so we can stay back.