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Well written. Welldone.

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Every single article is a hit. Back to back.

Love how this one uses osmosis to capture the motions and longings that arise from chasing your dreams where they are likelier without begging/struggling for the basic necessities of life.

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I cried a little reading this. I finally understand the longing for more and I’m pained that I can’t do much about making the desired change happen in Nigeria. The more you try, the more you kind of have to give to being your own government. Thank you for this Fu’ad. Here’s to finding equilibrium

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This is such a brilliant piece of work. I'm speechless, challenged, and provoked.

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It hurts that it took me this long to read your article, Fuad. This article beautifully captures some of the sentiments I've been having for a long time now. I literally still woke up this morning to count my properties to know if it'd be difficult to just pack up and leave when the time comes.

Thank you for writing.

_Ps: I'm not done reading, but I needed to drop my comment (inspiration is perishable, after all)._

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Felt hand-held from the beginning of the story to this point. Impeccable writing 🙌🏾

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I enjoyed reading this. E ku ise.

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Deeply, deeply moving. Thank you for writing this about this thing we're all experiencing in the exact way we're experiencing it.

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Wow! This is deep. This speaks a lot to me who is also in a state of I don't want to go (for soo many reasons) but then so many other reasons seem to say "ogbeni, just go". Thinking about going or not going even stresses me out

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Thank you for finding the words to express the thoughts and experiences we couldn’t put into words ourselves.

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surprisingly good, like food from a buka you know you could never match; this article contains most of what i feel about the subject

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I resonate with this so well; it's almost uncanny. One of my favorite parts was:

"Whenever I see a well-made Hollywood movie, I sit through the credits, looking for a Nigerian name. I do a small yay when I find one, wondering if they left sometime in the last decade or if it was their parents who left a generation ago"

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This is very well written. So far the best portrayal of every motive and emotion involved when it comes to leaving Nigeria.

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Felt this in the core of my being. So many emotions all at once.

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this made me oddly emotional. as someone who has lived a very fragmented life, knowing that it's not changing anytime soon and i'll keep leaving or being left behind makes me sad.

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As someone displaced, I enjoyed reading this essay.

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