Many blacks especially Nigerians prefer to become second class citizens in other country instead of pushing the many obstacles to their success in their country.
Do not blame or judge them, because many of them have tried and failed or yet they are frustrated with the lack of infrastructure that is killing their creative abilities.
So, they decide to elope or just ‘JAPA’ as we call it in our local parlance.
Their targets are often developed countries of the world where their dreams can be actualised.
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The JAPA syndrome, which for a while in NIGERIA, was a topic on the front burner of discourse, is affecting origin countries negatively.
However, destination countries are enjoying it.
It is therefore in a bid to look for a way to manage the situation that the World Bank on Sunday, advised Nigeria and other origin countries to put in place measures that can make the JAPA syndrome of economic benefit to the nation.
Whether you agree or not, the number of people that want to JAPA country will not reduce.
What World Bank Is Saying
The World Bank Senior Managing Director, Axel van Trotsenburg, said: “Migration can be a powerful force for prosperity and development.
“When it is managed properly, it provides benefits for all people — in origin and destination societies”.
In a report entitled: “World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies”, the World Bank said that Nigeria and other ‘Origin Countries’ should make labour migration an explicit part of their development strategy.
“Origin countries should actively manage migration for development.
“They should make labour migration an explicit part of their development strategy,” the World Bank said.
In essence, train your citizens, give them adequate skills that will make them very attractive, needed and wanted abroad.
To adequately benefit economically from this, the World Bank suggests that Nigeria should lower remittance costs, facilitate knowledge transfers from those in the diaspora.
The country should also build skills that are in high demand globally, mitigate the adverse effects of “brain drain,” protect their nationals while abroad, and support them upon return.
Furthermore, the financial institution encouraged destination countries to facilitate the inclusion of skilled migrants and address social impacts that raise concerns among their citizens.
“They should let refugees move, get jobs, and access national services wherever they are available.
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“International cooperation is essential to make migration a strong force for development.
“Bilateral cooperation can strengthen the match of migrants’ skills with the needs of destination societies.”
The report notes the urgency of managing migration. It states that “the goal of policymakers should be to strengthen the match of migrants’ skills with the demand in destination societies.
“While also protecting refugees and reducing the need for distressed movements.
“The report provides a framework for policymakers on how to do this”.
