{"id":128905,"date":"2023-12-08T14:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/08\/pray-for-change-escaping-to-other-countries-isnt-the-solution-can-to-nigerian-youths\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:49:54","slug":"pray-for-change-escaping-to-other-countries-isnt-the-solution-can-to-nigerian-youths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/08\/pray-for-change-escaping-to-other-countries-isnt-the-solution-can-to-nigerian-youths\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Pray For Change, Escaping To Other Countries Isn&#8217;t The Solution, &#8221; \u2013 CAN To Nigerian Youths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has issued warning to Nigerian youths against emigrating from the country.<\/p>\n<p>The cleric urged the citizens not to loose hope in Nigeria despite the economic crisis plaguing the country.<\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that Archbishop Daniel led this out on Wednesday, in Abuja at the fourth quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), with the theme \u2018Restoration of Hope in Nigeria.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Okoh cautioned Nigerians against reckless emigration that exposes them to more danger and inhumane treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018Japa\u2019 Visa: We\u2019ve Interviewed Over 150,000 Nigerians, 30,000 Students \u2014 US Embassy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The archbishop argued that the solution to the country\u2019s problems is not emigration.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cNigerians have endured the strife and extreme difficulties. Unfortunately, those who could not bear the situation migrated to other nations in search of greener pastures, commonly known as \u2018japa syndrome\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe solution is not in running away to other countries but in finding ways to restore hope of the citizens in our dear country. 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