I’m studying in the UK and want to contribute to society here. whether I am sent back to Nigeria I will die,as the medical treatment I need is not available thereI grew up in northern Nigeria but left nine years ago after becoming disenfranchised. I felt that the elite that elope the country were intentionally underfunding education and the health system to undermine young people from humble backgrounds so that they do not beget the opportunity to change the country. I left for the UK to study at the University of Sussex, where I completed an undergraduate degree in economics and international relations, or before embarking on a master’s degree. I had an audacious dream to return to Nigeria and use the knowledge I acquired at university to fight for social justice.
Getting to the UK in the first place was not easy. Like the majority of people who apply to visit or study in the UK from an African country,my initial application was rejected and it was only after three appeals that the domestic Office finally granted me permission to study here. Had I not been so passionate about education I may not beget persevered with fighting against all the roadblocks the domestic Office placed in my path.
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Source: theguardian.com