Nigerian In Diaspora Breaks Charity Record
July 31, 2008 by 
Che Oyimnatumba
A 15 year old Nigerian in diaspora Miss Chierika Ukogu, studying in the USA, in a rare feat, donated 1,000 pairs of shoes to indigent Nigerians at home. According to this angel with a lioness heart, she felt to need to assist when 5 years ago she came home to her native town in Ukpor Anambra State and saw children walking without shoes. This backward state of her people, motivated her into collecting shoes from her friends in the USA to donate to her suffering people back home.
She gave out 7,00 in Abuja, while the rest have been reserved to be distributed in her town and her environs.
This lone ranger effort of Miss Ukogu, reminds of the ingratitude of some Nigerians at home towards Nigerians in economic exile in diaspora. The dollars they send no matter how small have been life savers in most rural areas where Nigerian government has abandoned. I salute the courage of these true sons in diaspora and dare solicit that they engage in direct developmental projects.
The Federal government policy of attracting back Nigerians in Diaspora, laudable as it is, is defective. There is no need for the FG to set aside a poll of funds for these Nigerians wishing to invest to poll from. The FG should provide an enabling environment, improve power and security. If these minor things are put in place, a good number of Nigerians will crowd home, with beautiful industrial plans that will not require governmental funding to flourish.
Their little gestures like Miss Ukogu’s sure will add more value to her people’s life than the moribund local government poverty alleviation programmes.
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