Re: Anti-migration efforts

[CAFSO CPCM]

Dear Onoja, Thanks for your response to our sms alert. At the end of the day you discover that it isn't worth the effort to wanting to travel at all cost. You have observed rightly that some Nigerians find themselves overseas but could not remit money home simply because of taxes upon taxes that most of their money goes into.  It is also important to note that some of our youths migrate overseas without having enough informed information as to what awaits them over there; whether there is a job commensurate with their qualification. Which is why you see some of them as graduates washing corpses or toilets in white man's land.  That apart, have you thought of the precarious conditions that some of these irregular migrants undergo in the process of travelling without informed decision? Some travel by road and face the harsh desert weather including asphixiation and starvation. Some drink one another's urine for lack of water in the desert, apart from those who were eaten up by wild animals and those swindled. Some who  travel by boat trying to cross to Spain, for example, sometimes have their boat capsized. While some that are sometimes lucky are sometimes not too lucky in the hands of security operates waiting for their boat at the other end of the ocean shooting them when the boat refuses to berth.  We can go on and on and on. I agree with you, we have enough human and material resources in our country. We only need to tap into such resources. Warmest regards, MigrationAware Team CAFSO-WRAG for Development Nigeria, Plot 5 Akingbade Street, Opposite New Gbagi Market, Off Old Ife Road, Box 15060, Agodi P. O, Ibadan 200003, NIGERIA. +234 80 306 18326  +234 80 820 08222       cafsow...@yahoo.co.uk www.cafso.org     --- On Sat, 9/10/10, Bernard Onoja <bernar...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Bernard Onoja <bernar...@yahoo.com> Subject: Anti-migration efforts To: migrati...@googlegroups.com Cc: cafsow...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Saturday, 9 October, 2010, 10:57 Hi guys,       As a young Nigerian i have NEVER thought of leaving this country for greener pastures. Life is not all about greener pasture but making an impact on the lives of others. I have a cousin in Canada who finds it difficult to call me, come home or send money. "Things are so difficult" she says and that they work for the government as their monies go back in taxes. There are so many opportunities in Nigeria that are untapped. We enjoy natures' beauty, devoid of environmental pollutions and emissions due to heavy industrialization. We may not have gotten there but someday we will, with the right attitude because our attitude determines our altitude.                                                                                                                                It is better to work diligently, consistently and be hopeful than to have a license to become a servant in another man's land. It is dehumanizing for my my rights to be trampled upon because i want a better lease of life. If we make positive contributions in our little ways, we will turn things around. Ghana is an example, but Nigeria awaits people with the right attitude. I will sharpen my professional skills overseas given the opportunity but can NEVER remain there. Growing up in the village, i had dreams and someday i will bring them to reality rather than run away. Cheers Dr. Bernard Onoja (Awolowo Hall, U.I.) D.V.M (Ib),Cert in Mgt. (Nigeria), M.Sc.(Ib) A Ph.D. student in Dept. of Virology, College of Medicine, Nigeria's premier University(University of Ibadan).