- American economist Scott Bolshevik took to X (formerly Twitter) to publicly mock a Nigerian man who was celebrating his new Canadian citizenship.
- The Nigerian man expressed great joy, saying he had achieved a long-held dream.
- The Bolsheviks responded by questioning the heated spectacle of Nigerians celebrating Western citizenship, suggesting that they made escaping home look like a dream, and provocatively asking whether Nigeria was really uninhabitable.
US economist Scott Bolshevik sparked controversy after he mocked a Nigerian man on social media for publicly celebrating his new Canadian citizenship.
The Nigerian man, using the handle @josh0491, shared the photo and emotional caption expressing his joy at becoming a Canadian citizen:
“I dreamed of it, prayed for it, worked for it when I didn’t even know how to get there. But today here I am, living it and feeling normal. #CertifiedCanadian”
Scott Bolshevik found the celebrations “interesting” and commented under the post using his own X account, questioning the intensity of the celebrations and living conditions in Nigeria:
“No group celebrates Western citizenship like Nigerians do. They see it as a spectacle and you would think escaping your homeland would be a dream. Is Nigeria really that uninhabitable?”
The exchange sparked a debate about the “Japa” trend (immigration) among Nigerians and the perception of the country as an uninhabitable place on the global stage.
