Actress and media personality Lolo 1 has voiced concerns about Nigeria’s economic challenges, emphasising the tough decisions its people must make in order to pursue better life abroad.
Lolo 1 highlighted in a recent interview on News Central how Nigerians are prepared to face hardships abroad because their own country lacks chances and basic amenities.
She pointed out that even while living conditions outside are challenging, Nigerians choose to remain because they have access to dependable energy, well-maintained roads, and efficient transit systems—all of which are sometimes absent in Nigeria.
Leaders were chastised by Lolo 1 for not improving the standard of living for their people, which pushed them to look for alternatives outside.
She highlighted the irony of Nigerians contributing to the development of foreign countries while struggling on their own.
She wrote:
“I feel bad for Nigerians, I feel bad because are the facts not glaring? I don’t know much about data but the data is literally in your face. It shows that we are making the lives of foreign countries easier.
“People would rather suffer there and pay high school fees than be here and have relative ease. There are some people abroad that whose living conditions are so terrible and degrading but they would rather stay there managing because at least they are managing where there is constant electricity.
“They are managing but the roads are pliable. They are managing but at least they can still find transportation. But look at us here, if you enter a bus and people see you, they attribute your life to poverty and that’s not true. I don’t want to drive every day, but look at what is happening in the county. Even feeding is expensive here”.
