Nigerian architect and politician Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has stated that inadequate governance is leading many Nigerians to remain overseas, resulting in prolonged family separations and isolating elderly parents.
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In an appearance on the Afropolitan Podcast, Rhodes-Vivour, who is the ADC’s candidate for Lagos State governor, emphasized that the deteriorating economic climate has made it prohibitively expensive for many Nigerians living abroad to travel back home, creating what he refers to as “WhatsApp families” reliant on video calls for communication.
He remarked, “This will lead to significant loneliness among the Nigerian people. Their parents are going years without seeing their children due to high ticket prices. They have turned into WhatsApp families, relying on video calls.”
Rhodes-Vivour noted that numerous grandparents have never had the chance to hold their grandchildren, and may not meet them until they are five or six years old, if at all. “Their parents are suffering from loneliness because their children aren’t with them. These are the real consequences of poor governance,” he commented.
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He further pointed out that many Nigerians don’t actually wish to live abroad but are compelled to do so by bad leadership and difficult economic conditions.
Reflecting on the late 2000s, he noted that many Nigerians who studied overseas returned soon after graduation, believing in the country’s potential. He posited that with improved governance and a restoration of hope, many Nigerians living abroad would choose to come back home.
