Mass exodus of young Nigerians abroad, blessing or curse?

A lot of rosy pictures have been painted in the minds of every young adult in this part of the world about foreign lands. We heard that it’s a place filled with milk and honey, a place where every body can only get rich, a place where everything works with utmost precision towards perfection. A place where you can escape to and instantly get so rich that when you come back here; people will bow down and worship you and your gleaming fleet of cars, your shining houses and elegant robes. We had all been made to believe that there is no comparison between people over there and people down here, in fact that “your life will never remain the same again” quoting from a popular man of God.

Stories abound of men that spent only one or two years after traveling to a foreign land only to come back here to start up their mansions and move around with police escort. (For fear of being robbed) yet these were men that were begging food a few years ago. They can now wine and dine with kings and princes and even speak out against the wills and decision of men much aged than their parents.
They are now free to go on an insult our sense of decency and redefine our sense of value. (Note that a few of them are very humble) but most are not. They go around bragging about their exploits in foreign lands to all who may care to listen. They boast about their achievements like the upstairs they are, and you need to see how women fall for them like a pack of cards.
Don’t get me wrong! I will not be telling you the truth if I say there is not a lot of opportunity for money making in a lot of foreign lands. But most the time the opportunity is overstated, the facts are bloated and displaced. A lot of our young men here have sold everything they own, from their houses to their shops and cars just to take the plunge and risk their money on an uncertain future. Some come out unscathed and yet some come out poorer in the end.
There is wealth making opportunities in every country, Nigeria inclusive. Our people need to assess their dynamism and intelligence to solve all our problems. Everything we need is here, only waiting for us to discover them. In the midst of my business travels, I have come across some honest Nigerians who had never stepped out of the shores of this country and yet are so rich that they can lend this country some money. These are multi billionaire business moguls that made al their money here. They are still here and they are still making money.