To those saying Nigeria is a zoo, you may believe that:
1.Until you need to be evacuated from a war zone.
2. Until you need a passport with visa-free entry to over 30 countries.
3. Until you need consular and diplomatic support abroad.
4. Until you want to be nominated into the Federal Cabinet.
5. Until you lobby to be made an ambassador.
6. Until you seek to fill your state’s quota in the federal civil service.
7. Until your state wants to access counterpart funds from the Ecological Fund.
8. Until you want to attend heavily subsidised public universities.
9. Until your children or siblings want to attend heavily subsidised unity schools.
10. Until you need to buy the cheapest petrol in West and Central Africa
11. Until you need a huge market for the goods you import for sale
12. Until you want to hit it big in the thriving Nigerian international music scene
13. Until your state receives its own share of federal allocation, which is more than its IGR.
14. Until you realise that our land mass determines our territorial waters, which allows us to make billions annually from offshore oil drilling.
15. Until you need to get a Personal Travel Allowance at the official rate.
16.Until you need a zero-interest loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
17. Until Xenophobic attacks chase you away from certain countries
18. Until unknown gunmen take over your community, and you cry to the Nigerian Army for help
19. Until you want to be nominated for a UN, Commonwealth, AU, World Bank, IMF, or other posts in a global institution.
20. Until you commit a crime abroad and have to flee to the zoo for sanctuary.
21.Until you want to participate as an athlete in the Olympics, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, All Africa Games, or other international sports competitions.
But outside all of these benefits, to you and your compatriots, Nigeria is a zoo.
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