The Presidency says some Nigerians who believe they are struggling in the country are, in fact, better off than peers who left abroad years earlier. Speaking on “The Morayo Podcast Show” on Wednesday, Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, made the comparison while responding to claims of hardship at home. Bwala argued that many Nigerians with advanced qualifications, including master’s and Ph.D. degrees, are sometimes pushed into lower-paying roles such as care work, house-related work, or warehouse jobs. He also said that Nigerians who leave for the United Kingdom after earning strong first or second-class degrees may still end up in menial employment, including working in care homes. In the interview, Bwala described the situation as a form of modern-day exploitation, stating it can be comparable to “less than house girl” work. The Presidency’s position is that, despite domestic economic pressures and challenges for highly educated Nigerians, some returnees and remaining residents are still performing better than emigrants who went abroad earlier under similar aspirations.
Presidency tells Nigerians they are better off than peers who emigrated earlier
The Presidency says some Nigerians who believe they are struggling in the country are, in fact, better off than peers who left abroad years earlier. Speaking on “The Morayo Podcast Show” on Wednesday,...
- Daniel Bwala, an adviser to President Bola Tinubu, made the remarks on “The Morayo Podcast Show” on Wednesday.
- The Presidency says some Nigerians who feel they are suffering are better off than colleagues who traveled abroad about five years ago.
- Bwala says some highly educated Nigerians in Nigeria hold menial jobs such as care work, house-related work, or warehouse keeping.
- He adds that Nigerians who move to the UK after completing degrees may still end up working in care homes.
- Bwala characterizes the situation abroad as exploitative, calling it “modern-day slavery.”
The Presidency says some Nigerians who feel they are suffering in the country are doing better than those who traveled abroad many years ago. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, said this during an interview on ‘The Morayo Podcast Show’ on Wednesday. He said many Nigerians who are Masters degree and Ph.D holders are doing menial jobs like house care and warehouse keeping. “Some of you Nigerians, who think you are suffering, you’re better off than your colleagues that traveled out five years ago. “I am a resident of the United Kingdom. A Nigerian that finished with first class or second class, now moves to the UK, and then adds another degreeonly to be working at care homes. “As far as I am concerned, it’s a modern-day slavery, and I will tell you today. It’s less than house girl, because there are certain things that a house girl cannot do,” he said.
1 month agoThe Presidency says some Nigerians who feel they are suffering in the country are doing better than those who traveled abroad many years ago. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, said this during an interview on ‘The Morayo Podcast Show’ on Wednesday. He said many Nigerians who are Masters degree and […] ‘You’re doing better than some who traveled abroad’ – Presidency tells Nigerians
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