I have secured visas for myself and my family to travel to Canada since February this year and have been waiting for fares to reduce but I observe that the more I wait, the more fares increase. “I honestly never intended to sell my vehicles to travel out but with the increase in fares, I am left with no option. Kelechi Ifediorah, another Nigerian who intends to travel with his family to Canada in September told BusinessDay that he recently sold his three Toyota Sienna vehicles he uses to convey passengers on the Nigeria –Ghana route to afford airfares to Canada. Currently, there is no hope of him managing the poultry any more,” Ademola told BusinessDay.Īdemola’s story may be one among several others who have had to sell out the majority of their properties just to afford air fares to the United States and UK. The poultry was his only hope for survival whenever I relocate. My younger brother has been out of job for four years now. “I feel so sad that I have to sell my poultry for a sum of N5 million just to afford airfare for myself and my family.
In a bid to ensure he meets up with the resumption date at his new place of work in Manchester, Ademola was left with no option but to sell his poultry, which for him was his ‘Plan B’ in case things didn’t work out for him in Manchester. The father of three had to cough out N7.5million as against N1.5million projected two years ago as each ticket has increased from N300,000 to N1.5million in a space of two years. However, this plan has been shattered as Ademola’s projected N1.5 million ticket fare could not cover the cost. He also channelled efforts towards saving for other expenditures such as visa, accommodation, feeding and miscellaneous expenses.Īdemola had made plans to put his younger brother in charge of the poultry business in Nigeria and had put in efforts to ensure the business kept running smoothly in his absence, with intention to still earn daily income from the business.
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