Nigerian Twitter had their hands full yesterday, when Afrovii wrote a thread on why Nigerians who lived in developed countries will make better leaders.

That reminds me of the movie, Osuofia in London– trying to think of the changes he brought to his community. But hey that’s fiction.

Here’s how she put it:

Oyinbo man don leave us behind. Far far behind. See ehn, it's a deep shame. And we are our own obstacle.

— T. Rankïn' (@AfroVII) September 19, 2016

Because I'm obsessed with Nigeria, I see our failure in even mundane things. Sigh.

— T. Rankïn' (@AfroVII) September 19, 2016

Nigerians, you people need to let us who've lived in a working system take charge of that country. International exposure is a prerequisite.

— T. Rankïn' (@AfroVII) September 19, 2016

I'm convinced that there's no way a Nigerian who hasn't lived and worked in the first world can change that country.

— T. Rankïn' (@AfroVII) September 19, 2016

Nigeria fosters a stunted imagination. Rewards mediocrity and anti intellectualism. Much to our own detriment.

— T. Rankïn' (@AfroVII) September 19, 2016

@TfcknSAR Our system is idiotic. The people running it even more so. So what do we do?

— T. Rankïn' (@AfroVII) September 19, 2016

Here’s how Nigerians reacted (those that didn’t agree):

How do you even think living in a system that works appaz qualifies you to be the solution in a system that doesn't http://pic.twitter.com/LVShMCleUf

— D.O (@DOlusegun) September 19, 2016

@afrovii @chykere I don’t agree that you have to have lived in a developed country to bring about change. Exposure to higher reasoning, Yes

— Adegbenga Agoro (@adegbengaagoro) September 19, 2016

Her tweets were very daft. You cannot just wipe out the mental potential of millions of people because of their location.

— Olusola Adio (@solaadio) September 19, 2016

Just because you have 'innit' in your vocabulary doesn't make you a better administrator than those who say "isn't it?"

— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) September 19, 2016

LOOOOOOL. International exposure should be a prerequisite for changing a country? Nonsense 'savior' complex.

— Adewale (@WalePhenomenon) September 19, 2016

'lived & worked' abroad get category. This abroadian mentality instead of substance is why our economy is looking like a rejected sacrifice

— Nana .M. Nwachukwu (@MTechLaw) September 19, 2016

We are slaves all over again needing people from abroad to come show us mirrors. This time not foreigners, but Nigerians like us.

Ogaju

— Omo Jesu (@tosinadeda) September 19, 2016

@AfroVII I'm only using Lagos in comparison with other states here. Still, we've had 1st-world trained technocrats who failed as ministers

— KAIZEN (@dotunBolade) September 20, 2016

@AfroVII http://pic.twitter.com/eTD4LRTWbQ

— Good Seed. (@Qossi_) September 19, 2016

@AfroVII http://pic.twitter.com/nG1ijt7Vl8

— Omo Jesu (@tosinadeda) September 19, 2016

@AfroVII I disagree. They can expose their minds by reading.Thomas Sakkara comes to mind. He was educated in Burkina Faso but also a Marxist

— ADAKU (@adakumusic) September 19, 2016

@TersooT_Rexx @ancientmind
Lol

— Gabriel A Obot (@GabrielAObot1) September 19, 2016

What are your thoughts?