Traveling abroad which a lot of Nigerians refer to with the word Japa, has become the desire of a lot of young Nigerians in today’s society. 
The declining economic state and level of insecurity ongoing in the country has further fueled this desire in people. Now everyone wants to japa; move to greener pastures because over the years, Nigeria seems to be going downhill.
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A lot of people have argued that the solution for a young man or woman in Nigeria is to travel abroad because the likes of ASUU strike, bandits, kidnapping, etc keeps coming up. There have been several instances where people who traveled to school abroad, leave and when they come back, they still meet their mates in school, when they are done, with these, traveling abroad seems to be the ideal solution to a better life. On the other hand, some people have stated that if everyone travels abroad, who will fix Nigeria, who will be left in Nigeria? The sect of people who take this stance are usually not paid attention to because nobody wants to hear about staying in Nigeria. 
Another factor that has fueled this desire, is the fact that majority of the children of Nigerian politicians school abroad so even when Nigerians complain, politicians in the seat of power, are not necessarily moved to do anything about it because it doesn’t affect them directly.
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The question still remains is traveling abroad the solution to a better life? People who travel abroad can testify that problems like racism, injustice, language barrier, financial limitation, etc, exist. These are problems that people are not talking about enough. There have been cases where something goes wrong with a Nigerian abroad and nothing is done about it. The school of thought that says that if everyone leaves who will fix Nigeria, still maintains that it is better to be in your country where you have peace of mind, than to be in a country where you can’t drink water and drop cup, literally. So whatever stance you pick, be confident and have your reasons. 
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