A Canada-based Nigerian scholar identified as Sanusi Ridwan has said even though good life is guaranteed abroad people have to work hard under harsh weather condition for anything they want.
Speaking with Muse.ng, Ridwan who left the shores of Nigeria in 2014 said after working hard abroad, people pay heavy tax for anything they earn.
In his words: “However, there are many advantages when you live abroad. One of them is that there is value for your life and anything you spend on.
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“Good life is also guaranteed (at least to an extent) for your family, plus your children would have a good future (except they misbehave).”
Leaving Nigeria
The first class graduate of Statistics from the University of Ibadan left the country for a full MSc scholarship at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, to study Applied Statistics.
According to Ridwan, he thereafter moved to Hong Kong for his PhD at the City University of Hong Kong.
He currently lives in Canada where he recently completed a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Manitoba.
Ridwan said there are lots of Nigerians in his city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, adding that you get to see Nigerians anywhere you go.
In his words: “Anywhere you go, you see Nigerians. African markets and restaurants are also available.”
Speaking about what he missed about his fatherland, the scholar said: “I miss my family, the good weather condition, the freedom to move around and chat with friends or random stranger, and the enthusiastic environment (because most parts abroad are boring).”
According to Ridwan, the boredom, tax, house rent, and other bills in the diaspora have warranted the thought of running back to Nigeria but the unpalatable situation back home usually buries the thought.
He said: “Once you remember the adversity and unemployment rate back home, your brain would return back to factory setting.”
Ridwan said first thing he would do is to solve electricity problem to ensure 24 hours electricity for the whole of Nigeria if he were to be the president of the country.
