🚨Victony says Rema wasn’t initially feeling “Soweto” when he asked him to jump on it.
“Couple weeks later, he hit me up again. He’s like, ‘Do you still want me to do it?’ And I said yeah.”
— Via Capital Xtra
My friend called me today. She told me last year was okay but she has had a very good year and she does not regret moving back to 9ja. She reminded me that I was the one that inspired her to move back. It was difficult having that conversation with people because everyone was giving same reaction "Why are you moving back to 9ja? Better stay in UK." I was the only one that told her to leave if she wanted, that I was leaving too. She thought I was joking but when she saw I was serious, it made her convinced because I could relate to how she was feeling.
She was not happy and she was getting depressed. When I told my family I was moving back, they just shrugged their shoulders and said "you never wanted to leave 9ja in the first place." Her own family was fighting hard to convince her to stay in UK. When I told her I was ready to leave and I had packed, she screamed "Dickson, tell me it is not a prank." I told her I was serious and when she saw I was really in Lagos, she stopped explaining to people and packed her bags too. She makes her money online, so it is not as if she was financially gaining from the system. My friends in UK were begging me to stay back. My friends in 9ja knew I was coming back, they were just not sure of the date.
Japa is such an interesting concept. Please japa because you want to and not because others are doing it. Stay in 9ja because you want to and not because others are doing it. Personal conviction is important. I could decide to pack and japa tomorrow but I really do not have that desire. I cherish the privilege of having been able to travel, and being able to travel. But I like being at home and around family. Nothing gives me more meaning to life than that.