"Last Friday, as I went through security clearance at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, on my return trip to New York after a two-month stay in Nigeria, I was struck by one thing: over a dozen of the people I met on the line were returnee Diasporans. Like me, these Diasporans were taking a quick trip back to their respective bases to handle a few logistical concerns and would head back to Nigeria in a matter of weeks. I was also struck by the air of unbridled optimism and sunny disposition about Nigeria that they all projected. Gone were the usual jeremiads of doom and gloom about what a living hell hole Nigeria represents which was a recurring decimal anytime the Nigerian project was discussed by a section of our Diasporan community."
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