Is it a must he goes overseas….?

Last weekend, a very good friend of paid me a visit and in the course of our chat I asked after some of our high school friends and how frequent he has been getting from them. I was so shocked when he told me that one of our high school friends is still pushing and wanting to travel to the States for his education after visa denial. I was shocked. I asked of what he has been doing for the past 3years. It was good to get that he is a certified professional of one the IT courses offered in APTECH, Maryland.

Another question that came up[ was what has been doing with this? Guess what the response was? He has been a school bus driver for almost 2 years! Shocking, isn’t it? A high school graduate & ICT graduate from one of the best ICT schools in Lagos, Nigeria is a school bus driver? Why? What kind of profile is he trying to build for himself & for the future? What is stopping him from seeking admission into one of Nigeria’s great Universities to further his education? He is still very young. Must he travel outside the country? When everyone outside the country is running back home to settle down, he is thinking of running away. Fortunately for him, he has wealthy parents who can afford the bills but the American embassy has refused him visa. Is this a genuine excuse for him to be a School Bus Driver, when he could start up a business for himself with support of his parents? What is the use of the IT education after high school? This is the best time to explore the ICT industry and he is doing something else. Something needs to be done on time and his orientation needs to be changed on time.