Comedy skit maker, Aloma Isaac Junior popularly known as Zicsaloma, has advised prospective japa candidates to do due diligence before relocating to any country.
He gave the piece of advice in a series of tweets on Thursday.
Zicsaloma said he felt obligated to so advise due to the travails of some of his acquaintances trapped in foreign nations.
In a Tuesday tweet, the comic act expressed indifference to the craze among Nigerian youths for travelling abroad.
“I don’t know, but I feel somehow when I see people congratulate people who ‘japad’. It seems everyone is hopeless about the Nigerian situation; being a second class citizen in another man’s country is not something I admire at all,” he tweeted.
His tweet had generated a lot of reactions, many of them negative.
Zicsaloma responded to the controversy generated by his tweet on Thursday.
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“About my last tweet about ‘Japa’. I never said anyone can’t leave Nigerian if it’s their dream.
“I am just concerned about the mass relocation which in my opinion, seems like everyone has totally given up on the country and If every has that mind set, we can’t stand and fight. I still have faith in my country Nigeria.
“I might not be the popular voice you hear on social media ranting about bad government but I really want young people to stand and ensure this country works.
“How would someone who wants this feel when every young person you turn to says, ‘omoh! once I just see chance, I don comot for this hopeless country’.
“Everything I said is my opinion about how I see the whole ‘japa’ thing. Let’s learn to be civil with our opinions and arguments without attacking the person but the argument.”
He said he once lived in South Africa and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and never thought of staying permanently.
“So I made that post because It is my dream to see Nigeria work and not because I have money in Nigeria – as many of you think. I first traveled to South Africa and Dubai before I became a house hold name in Nigeria and did not think twice about returning.”
He added, “Many young people do not even care about the country they are going. They just wanna leave.
“No wonder I have met some of my friends in some of these countries (wouldn’t want to call names) and they live in worse situations than when they were in Nigeria.
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