This "Bambiala" mentality that is being instilled in the minds of Nigerians is VERY DANGEROUS!!!
DISCLAIMER: This is a recount of one of my personal experiences as a foreigner living in the diaspora.
Let's take a look at Venezuela for example.
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I lived in Venezuela for approx 8 years (2010-2018). During that time, Venezuela was one of the richest countries in Latin America. Economy was booming, tourists were flocking in, business investors everywhere and so on and so forth.
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Venezuela was a refuge to its fellow Latin American counterparts. They all looked up to this beautiful country especially in political and economic matters. They had a very strong currency. It was about $1 = Bs11 more or less as at the year 2010.
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