Reps Member Urges FG To Address Exodus Of Professionals Abroad

By Ayodele Oni

The Member representing Ekiti South Federal Constituency one, in the House of Representatives, Ojuawo Adeniyi, has tasked the Federal Government to urgently put policy and programmes in place to stop their mass exodus abroad.

The lawmaker observed that professionals and graduates should be motivated to dissuade them from leaving the country in droves for a greener pasture, a move, popularly known as the  ‘Japa Syndrome’.

In a motion of national importance at the green chamber, Ojuawo canvassed the need for policy and programmes to reduce the brain drain in the country.

He said  “The rate at which our professionals and graduates leave the country is worrisome and there is an urgent need to stem the tide.

“It is the right of every citizen to choose where to live or work as enshrined in the constitution, but we must also guard against loosing the best hands to this surge for us to maintain our growth and development as a Nation.

“Our human capital resources daily declines to this scourge in every sector and badly affected is our health and educational sectors where our doctors and lecturers  left most of our hospitals and universities to United Kingdom and United States respectively in their hundreds in the last two years.

“We need to arrest this ugly situation on time before it set us backward. Our human resource capital is an asset to our nation building and development therefore we must prioritize their welfare and motivate them to discouragement of this syndrome called Japa.”

Ojuawo urged  the house to consider his motion as matter urgent of national importance and make a resolution  to Federal government.

“I urge this hallowed  chamber to task the government on introduction of policy and programmes that will discourage our professionals and graduates from seeking for greener pastures abroad.

“Government should see it as a national malady and as a matter of necessity, involves critical stakeholder on incentives to demotivate  this migration because it will have great impact on our  national growth if is left unchecked now.”