Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has advised the leaders in the country to develop programmes and policies that will throw up opportunities comparable to the ones that attract Nigerians to foreign lands.
He said that was the only way to control mass exodus of Nigerians to foreign lands for jobs.
Otti, who made this statement at his country home in Umuihim, Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South LGA when he received the executives of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), said that ‘JAPA syndrome’ had become a reality which could not even be legislated against because according to him, it was a case of supply and demand.
He added that if the economy of a country doesn’t look conducive for it’s inhabitants, they will seek refuge in countries that have.
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In his words, “Once your economy and your system don’t look conducive or don’t look attractive or if other economies are looking better than yours, they will go there, no matter what you do.
“So, the only response you have is to create an enabling environment, create jobs for them and encourage them to stay back,” he said.
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