Reps reject move to declare “Japa” national emergency

A motion seeking to declare as a national emergency the migration of young Nigerians to other countries, popularly called Japa, has been rejected by the House of Representatives.

The motion was moved by Philip Agbese (APC, Benue) during plenary on Thursday.

Moving the motion, Mr Agbese, a first-timer, presented gloomy statistics of the mass migration of Nigerians to different countries around the world.