Ah, I don find the correct information on top this matter.
The matter no be say Japan cancel “hometown” for Nigerians and other Africans. The correct gist be say, the project wey dem plan to promote cultural exchange don get problem and confusion, so dem decide to cancel am.
Wetin happen:
- The Project: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) bin announce one project wey dem call “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative. The plan be to make four Japanese cities partner with four African countries, including Nigeria. The aim na to do cultural exchange, education, and social activities. Kisarazu city for Japan was paired with Nigeria, Nagai with Tanzania, Sanjo with Ghana, and Imabari with Mozambique.
- The Confusion: After the announcement, misinformation scatter for social media, and some Nigerian news outlets even report am wrongly. Dem dey talk say Japan dey create a “special visa” for Nigerians to live and work for that city, and some Japanese people begin fear say “immigrants” go scatter for dem place.
- Japan’s Reaction: The Japanese government and JICA quickly come out to deny the false report. Dem talk say the project no get anything to do with immigration or special visas. Dem even ask the Nigerian government to correct the statement dem bin release.
- The Cancellation: Because of the big confusion and the wahala wey the local governments for Japan dey face from angry people, JICA come decide to cancel the whole project. Dem apologize to the cities wey dem put for the program and talk say dem no go do any immigration project in the future.
So, the issue no be say the project cancel because of any problem from the Nigerian side, but because of misinformation and confusion wey come from how the project name sound and how some media for Nigeria report am wrongly.
