Tinubu’s election will stop ‘Japa’ phenomenon – APC chieftain in Canada

FAVOUR LASHEM FROM NEWS DIARY ONLINE

In a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Canada on Wednesday, Akpata said that the emergence of Tinubu as President at the presidential election on Feb. 25, would tackle the “japa phenomenon.’’

“Well, the idea of ‘japa’ is not new in our human history. Immigration has been one powerful vehicle in how diverse our world has become.

“It is true that there’s a spike in the number of young people eager to leave the country due to the general sense that the country is not working for them economically.

“However, our country is not in a state of war, so, this is a voluntary exit and not a forced one.

“Nigeria has so much to offer her citizens that they cannot find abroad; that is  why I see ‘japa’ as a temporary phenomenon that will eventually fizzle, especially when unemployment is reduced to bare minimum,” he said.

The APC chieftain said that Tinubu was the only presidential candidate who could harness the many gifts that nature has bequeathed on the country.

He added that there was no iota of doubt that  Tinubu and Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Tinubu’s running mate, were the best candidates in the election.