Each time I see this caption, I ask myself if Nigeria, as it is presently, can actually produce a millionaire at 29 as boldly stated by the advert. As an undergraduate studying Law in a Nigerian university, my dad had a solid piece of advice for me; he would say, `Suffer for five years and enjoy forever.` He said this to motivate me to work very hard at my studies, get good grades and graduate with a First Class or a Second Class Upper Division. And `suffer` I did, In fact, I did everything a good student should do, and what I had to show for it five years after was a very hard-earned second-class upper degree, and a pair of recommended glasses that cannot be done without. Now, five years after graduation and almost four years after being called to the Nigerian Bar, I have yet to `enjoy` as my dad promised. This is not just my story; it is the story of many Nigerian youths. A lot of them, brilliant, smart, hard working and ambitious, whose only crime was being born in a society governed by extremely corrupt and selfish leaders.
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