IN DIASPORA

THE NAME OF MY BLOG COINCIDE WITH THE TOPIC, WHY? BECAUSE THAT IS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF IT.AFRICANS IN DIASPORA,I MAY SAY ¨TIENEMOS DOS VIDAS¨MEANING WE HAVE TWO LIVES.ONE HERE AND ANOTHER IN OUR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.WE TRY TO MAKE LIFE COMFORTABLE FOR OURSELVES HERE AND AT HOME TOO,IF I MAY ASK WHERE IS HOME TO AFRICANS IN DIASPORA?VISIBILITY STUDIES AND RANDOM QUESTIONING ARRIVED AT THESE INTERESTING ANSWERS.A GREAT SCHOLAR ONCE SAID, WHEN ASKED WHERE IS YOUR HOME, HE SAID I QUOTE ¨HOME IS IN MY HEAD¨.THE REASONS ARE: HIS PLACE OF BIRTH WHICH WAS HOME TO HIM HAVE BECAME A LIVING HELL FOR HIM,A PLACE WHERE HE CANNOT EXPRESS HIS VIEWS, AT THE END HE WAS EXILED FROM THE PLACE HE CALLED HOME,THAT IS AN EXAMPLE.MY ARGUMENT IS THAT AFTER PILING UP ALL THE ANSWERS I CONCLUDED THAT MOST AFRICANS IN DIASPORA ARE MYOPIC,FORGIVE ME FOR THAT WORD.WHY WILL I WANT TO WORK SO HARD HERE IN EUROPE AND SEND MONEY HOME TO SET UP A BUSINESS AND WITHIN A YEAR AFTER A DRASTIC MILITARY COUP OR ECONOMIC CRASH MY HARD EARNED BUSINESS FALLS APART LIKE BROKEN CHINA?IF I AM WRONG YOU MAY CORRECT ME,MOST AFRICANS IN DIASPORA HAVE A SAYING, HOME IS HOME.I REFUSE TO ACCEPT SUCH SAYINGS,HOME IS NOT HOME TO ME WHEN I CANNOT SLEEP WITH BOTH EYES CLOSED, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF ARMED ROBBERS.HOME IS NOT HOME TO ME WHEN I CANNOT ENJOY 24 HOURS POWER ON, NO LIGHT NO GOOD WATER NO GOOD ROAD.THE CABEZA OF IT ALL IS INJUSTICE,THE LAWS ARE FOR THE POOR ONLY,THE RICH ARE ABOVE THE LAW.ALL THE MONEY STOLEN BY GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA,WERE THEY RECOVERED? IF YES,WHERE ARE THEY?I MEAN THE MONEY?WHOSE ACCOUNT DID IT GO TO?MY HOME IN DELTA STATE?THAT IS NO HOME! A WAR FRONT I CALLED IT. A BATTLE GROUND,THE PACIFIC GULF,IR AK AND IRAN FIGHTING OVER WHAT?AN AFRICAN ADAGE SAYS WHEN TWO BROTHERS FIGHT A STRANGER TAKES OVER THE LAND.THE DELTANS ARE FIGHTING OVER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND COMPENSATION MONEY,WHAT IS COMPENSATION MONEY? WHY CANT THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT CONTROL THE ACTIVITIES OF OIL COMPANIES SO AS TO AVOID OIL SPILLAGE?THE RIVERS HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED THAT THERE ARE NO MORE FISHES,GOOD DRINKING WATER AND SO ON,SO MY HOME NOW IS A BATTLE GROUND WHERE BABIES CANNOT SLEEP WITHOUT THE SOUND OF GUNSHOT.I BEG I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT SAYING HOME IS HOME,I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED,CHAO.