Why must you sponsor relatives to study abroad?
Ajanlekoko, an electrical engineer, is a Senior Manager in one of the telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria. He earlier made same post on Nairaland.com
I have a question, folks, and it’s very simple.
Why do people sponsor relatives to study abroad? I mean, it’s becoming a fad nowadays. Youth in Nigeria leave school, can’t find a job for whatever reason, and they ask their well-off relative to sponsor them abroad for further studies. In fact, the well-off relative is maligned and labelled as wicked and selfish if they don’t do it.
Nobody has asked me to do it though, but I have many friends who have done it for siblings, cousins, even distant relatives. Honestly, I don’t get it.
I am hard put to understand why I should send anybody who is not my child abroad for further studies, just on the face of it. I mean, it’s not like these kids are brilliant, and won some scholarship or something, and needs assistance to fulfil their dreams. Just the average jobless Nigerian youth, with the average degree from the average school, who is trying to escape the country. Why should I do it? Education abroad is very expensive, and should be earned by the person who wants it. I mean, I can do it for my own child if I had the money, but even that requires some thought. Would I buy an SUV for my child, simply because he needs to get around and public transport is not all that in Nigeria?
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Not bad if you can comfortably afford it, but such relatives must stop asking for further funds after assisting them to travel abroad for their education.