A Nigerian man, Tunde Omotoye has become a citizen of Canada after years of hard work and dedication.
According to him, he left Nigeria six years and 7 months ago and the decision was worth it as he has finally become a Canadian citizen.
On August 16, he took the oath of citizenship, and shared a photo of himself the country’s flag colours in the background.
He shared a back story of how he was struggled during his early days as a student in the North American nation, before finally
Tunde wrote; ”This morning, I officially became a Canadian Citizen after taking the ‘Oath of Citizenship’.
It’s been 6yrs 7months since I embarked on the bravest journey of my life to come study here (many know this story). Today, I am glad that journey was worth it.
I still remember that cold winter breeze that blew my face when I stepped out of Pearson as a broke student.
The days of working factory jobs to pay for certification and complete tuition.
The days of numerous internship applications and job interviews.
I remember them all.
I am thankful to this country for the numerous opportunities it has provided since day one.
I am mostly glad that I can now vote and be voted for. I can now add to its political landscape.
To everyone reading this, just want to let you know that immigrating to a new country isn’t as easy as it may seem. Either via study/permanent residency.
There’s the emotional, psychological and financial aspect of it that majority of new immigrants have to deal with.
To add, I used to think that being Canadian will make me less Nigerian, but honestly I have never been more wrong.
I celebrate not just being a Canadian and having a new home, but having two countries to call mine.
Finally, in 2015, I embarked on the bravest journey of my life. This is not to encourage anyone to follow this same pathway, yours might be a different one form mine, but whatever it is I hope it works out for you.
P.S: Thank you all for the congratulatory messages.”
