Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Nigerians should place their love for the country above financial gain.
Akpabio spoke on the floor of the senate on Tuesday.
The senate president said the country would be better if
citizens who are skilled in various fields stayed back in the country.
“The country is losing its expertise. If they acquired those
expertise and returned to Nigeria, it would have been better,” he said while
commenting on a motion seeking to address mass immigration of Nigerians.
“I also think the conditions of service are quite
responsible. I believe people should place love for their country above
financial gains.
“That is why many of us choose to remain here.”
Akpabio said the massive migration of Nigerians has
adversely impacted the country’s health sector.
“The brain drain is a big problem, not just in the
educational sector, particularly in the health sector – it is affecting us a
lot.
“The greatest professionals in medicine in the USA, from
what I read, some people say we have almost 22,000 health workers in there (US)
who are Nigerians and they are doing extremely well.
“I have seen that from different reports.”
In the educational sector, the disadvantages are too
numerous because some of the departments do not have even up to 50 per cent
staff strength.
“So what then are you
teaching our children? It’s like a computer, garbage in and garbage out.”
The senate president said the national assembly would
continue to do its best to better the lives of teachers so that they could stay
back and impact future generations.
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