Financial analyst and economist, Scott Bolshevik, has responded to President Akufo-Addo‘s recent plea, advising African youth against pursuing perceived opportunities in Europe or America, terming it the ‘mirage’ of a better life.
After addressing the Full Circle Africa Economic Conference in Accra on Thursday, December 28, President Akufo-Addo stressed the importance of collective efforts to transform Africa into a continent of investment, progress, and prosperity. He discouraged the prevailing trend of African youth leaving their homeland in search of a supposedly better life abroad.
“We must help make Africa the place for investment, progress and prosperity, and not from where our youth flee in the hope of accessing the mirage of a better life in Europe or the Americas.
“We want to derive maximum dividends from our relations with the African Diaspora in mutually beneficial co-operation, and as partners for shared growth and development,” he said.
But Scott Bolshevik disagrees with President Akufo-Addo’s assertion. He holds the position that “Nobody migrates in quest of a mirage, no matter how foolish he is.“
According to him, “only at times of war, hunger, or economic disaster have people moved in search of better lands throughout human history.“
In a post on December 29, Mr. Bolshevik emphasized that all indications suggest that any country encountering such a problem is currently a failed state, attributing this to the government’s failure to make the right decisions to deter the mass exodus of its citizens.
“It’s a major sign of a failed state and no propaganda campaign can change it,” he added.
Only at times of war, hunger, or economic disaster have people moved in search of better lands throughout human history.
Nobody migrates in quest of a mirage, no matter how foolish he is.
It’s a major sign of a failed state and no propaganda campaign can change it https://t.co/6gwfjtKLEB pic.twitter.com/YivAbYH8Ni
— Scottbolshevik (@scottbolshevik) December 29, 2023