Some Nigerians in diaspora who say they have become extremely infuriated by the outcome of the 2023 general elections have resorted to destruction of their international passports and denouncing of their Nigerian citizenship.
The angry Nigerians in some of the video clips obtained by SaharaReporters described Nigeria as a failed country which they believe can never be redeemed again, hence, they refused to have anything to do with or be associated with the country in their entire life.
Destroying his Nigerian international passport, one of the aggrieved Nigerians in diaspora who could not disclose his identity in the video said, “Having critically observed the way and manner the Nigerian elections have been conducted so far, I have come to the conclusion that Nigeria can never be redeemed and as a result, I have decided not to be associated with anything called Nigeria.
“In order to buttress my assertion, I hereby destroy my Nigerian passport. Thank you. God bless you.”
Also, another angry Nigerian berated politicians, traditional leaders and Nigerians of Yoruba, South-West region for ethnically profiling and attacking people of the South-East (Igbos) living in Lagos State.
He said that his wife is a Yoruba, adding that he wanted the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to become the next president of Nigeria not because he is an Igbo man but because of what he has to offer to Nigerians but after the 2023 general elections, he is convinced that Nigeria is a failed nation and he has refused to be associated with the country.
Tearing in pieces his international passport, the enraged man said, “This is my Nigerian passport and it doesn’t even matter whether I am an Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa. The bottom line is that I am a Nigerian and that comes first. Nigeria has failed us. We have hoped for a better country.
“My wife is Yoruba and I never intended for Peter Obi to be the leader of Nigeria because he is Igbo, but I wanted him to be the president because of what he has to offer, because of what he brings to the table for Nigerians and for that reason, because of what has transpired in this last election, from today I refused to be associated with anything regarding Nigeria.
“This is my passport. Nigeria is a failed state. Nigeria is a failed nation. Telling Igbos to go back to where they come from, are you people stupid? Are you all mad? Are you all crazy? Nigeria is a failed state.”