ANOTHER RESTRICTION ON NIGERIANS

Dubai Government has now placed some restrictions on Nigerian nationalities from entering the country,especially our youths as the immigration of Dubai is now denying some young applicants entry. According to them, tourist visas (1 & 3 months) will be given if applicant is to be accompanied by family (with certified proofs). However, service visa (2 weeks) will be given if applicant is more than 30 years (for females) and 20 years for male. Na only us waka come?

The way it seems, Ugandans are increasing in population than Nigerians living in Dubai but why is Nigeria always the problem? There's more to say about the Ugandans, Kenyans and the likes but I focus on my Nigeria for today. About 70% of Nigerian females in Dubai within the age of 20 and 35 are either full time or part time professional prostitutes while 65% of the males are logical thieves and scams, yet both without residency permits. It has now gotten to the stage where companies prefer other African nationalities to Nigerians due to fear. In fact, It has become a slang that, "1 Nigerian - 1 problem; 2 Nigerians - 2 problems; 3 Nigerians - company kalas (finished)" This is why it is very rare seeing two to three Nigerians working together in a company; if seen, must be such a petty job. Very few get good office jobs and even trusting them is a problem.

Yet in all of these, many Nigerian youths still force their way out of the country due to desperation and unemployment. United states is hard, U.K seems difficult and/or expensive to get through, Malaysia, Qatar etc seem to have tightened their security on Nigerians, where else? We will get to figure out very soon. My concern is not the desperation neither is it the economic recession as they say, nor the government, my question is... WHERE IS OUR PRIDE & DIGNITY? WHERE IS THE HONOR? WHERE IS OUR INTEGRITY? The Nigerian image is not anyway getting better everywhere but if it will ever get better, it's in the hands of the youths. With about 80 million youths in the country, we are more than enough to bring about the CHANGE we desire and deserve. Now, I think we have sang enough of the first stanza of our National Anthem, it's high time we started singing the second stanza as that may help us in our present situation... I SPEAK!

 

Oh God of creation

Direct our Noble cause

Guide our leaders right

Help our YOUTHS the truth to know

In love and honesty to grow

And living just and true

Great lofty heights attain

To build a nation where peace

And justice shall reign.