The lawmaker referenced statistics from the Nigerian Economic Summit, showing that a growing number of young Nigerians are relocating abroad.
“The House is worried that the eagerness to migrate to countries that offer hope seems to have compelling influence. The House is also worried that those leaving Nigeria are not just the poor but middle class, who possess skills, including bankers, lecturers, health care practitioners, doctors, nurses, trained manpower, all of whom were trained in Nigeria and emigrating at a time when their services are needed to build a strong and vibrant economy in Nigeria.
However, after a ranking member of the House, Dennis Idahosa, seconded the motion, another ranking member, Sada Soli, raised a constitutional point of order to say that the motion would infringe on the fundamental rights of Nigerians if adopted by the chamber. Also opposing the bill, the immediate-past Deputy Speaker of the House, Ahmed Wase, said, “As good as the motion may be, first, the fundamental issue raised in the Constitution. If you go to Section 1 of the Constitution, it says any law that is inconsistent with the Constitution to the extent of that inconsistency is best null and void.
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