 Africa is home. Come home and invest in Africa and let Africa invest in you. Africans for Africans, man. Let's do something. Welcome back to the YouTube channel. It's your favorite village boy, Mr. Ghana Baby. Right here in Accra. I'm still in Accra, yeah? You know what I found? I was actually busy looking for apartment for my friends coming from different African countries. We'll have a contest tomorrow. Because Liberia is the Liberia's home. Yeah, just here. Just here, just here. Who's going to come? The Nigerian Joff. Please, I'll come and try the Nigerian Joff. And listen, I was looking for something moderate, something that my friends can afford. Because you know, I'm not so rich, so all my friends are not so rich. Whatever I become rich, I think I'll be surrounded myself with people who really have money. And I came across this apartment. You know, I was like, wow, I never knew something like this actually exist in here. But it does. And you know what? When I'm looking for apartment, I'm actually looking for apartment that is owned by an African so that the money can stay in Africa. That's how we should be, bro. That's how it should be. And you know, that's how I got to know you. My name is Wadamaya, the one and only annoying village boy from Ghana. And my job is to travel around Africa to celebrate Africans doing something on the continent. And I think I am here to celebrate you today. Thank you. Thank you very much, Wadam. I'm pleased to be here. Thank you. Are you from Ghana? No, I am actually Nigerian by fatherhood. My mother is from Sierra Leone. My wife is Ghanaian. So I'm three countries, Charlie. Have you been to Sierra Leone before? I just came last week. Last week? How was Sierra Leone? Beautiful. It's Salona Avenue. Salona Avenue country. I'm a Nigerian boy. Which part of Nigeria are you from? I'm Yoruba. I'm from Oshun State in Yoruba. Sorry, I would have called you an Yoruba demon but I don't think you're a demon. Hello, Shale. How are you? I'm good. It's good to see you. Thank you. I just want to have a quick conversation with you. First of all, I'm born by a Nigerian and Sierra Leone parent. What brought you to Ghana then? My wife brought me to Ghana. Ever since then, I've taken roots in Ghana as well. You met your wife in Ghana? No, we met in England. I live in England. I'm a lawyer in London. Oh, okay. My name is Dejiya Dejabi. I own a law firm in England called Enon and Co. Solicitors. We defend criminals and sue the police. And we do a bit of immigration and every kind of law we do. Then I think a lot of my audience needs you because I think majority of my audience live in the UK and the US. You know, if you're in the UK, see, but this one I think I need a commission. If you live in the UK and looking for a lawyer, I think I got you a lawyer. Yes. But you need to pay me a commission before you speak to him. All right. I think I'll put your details so that they'll reach out to you. Yes. It's Enon and Co. Solicitors. And the telephone number is 0207 281-2123. 0207 281-2123. He's giving you his number so that I won't get a commission. No, no, you'll still get your commission. It's good to see you. Yes, yes. I mean, living in England, and why don't you invest in England? It's harder to invest in Ghana. Oh, it's important that we don't forget where we're from. I'm a very Afrocentric person. And as far as I'm concerned, everything comes from Africa. And it's important that every African, wherever you are, you must come home and put something down because our people need us. There's a lot of brain drain, power drain, resource drain, but we should start bringing them back. And COVID has done a good thing. It's crystallized people's minds about the importance of, you know, knowing what the important things are. And I reckon a lot of people will now start taking stock and was the beautiful thing we had the year of the return. Yeah. A couple of years back. 2019. And we have to keep returning people. We have to keep returning. Don't forget Africa. This is where it's at. And we should keep coming back. This is hopefully going to be the first of many investments. I mean, this is your first ever investment? Yes, in Accra. Oh, okay. But in Nigeria. We're looking to do... Salon. Bigger things. I mean, what? Shala. Shala. Shala. My Muslim brothers. Yeah, because I'm wearing my... What do you call it? I don't even know the name of the clothing. I think it's Lone Kaftan. Kaftan? Yeah. I went to Somalia and I fell in love with this kind of clothing. That's beautiful. I've been wearing it since... You know, now you've invested in Ghana. Do you think it's worth it to invest in Ghana? Beautiful place to invest in. Ghana is central between Nigeria and the rest of the West. Ghana is just a center in my view of the world. I think it's very, very important that we can invest everywhere in Africa. I plan to go to Tanzania next time and hopefully Rwanda afterwards. Especially countries where there are strong African leaders doing big things for us. Yeah, people who are making me proud. I want to go there and do something there. Why Tanzania? Well, have you heard of the bulldozer? The bulldozer is no more. Well, he's been... He inspired me. I never knew anything about Tanzania until the bulldozer came and went. And for me, he made a mark as he's the current Rwandan leader. They are not all perfect, but we've seen a lot worse. And as far as I'm concerned, there are people out there to be looked at. And where we can glean the positive things from them, we should. And more importantly, be proud of Africa. This is where it's at. Let's talk about your apartment before I ask you my next question. Yes. Now, how many stories are these? We have eight apartments in here and two rooftops. So the three, four stories now actually. And there are two bedroom apartments each way. And then we have a large studio here on the rooftop and a small studio as well. Are you selling them? Well, they're a couple for sale. You make the right offer. We will sell. At this moment in time, they are mainly for Airbnb and a couple for long-term rents. And yeah, we see how it goes. The price part of it, though, is the pool apartment. If you want to take a look down here. It's actually a one-bedroom deluxe penthouse on the ground floor by the pool. Yeah. It's so far been our bestseller and our hot cake. Yeah. And hey, nothing is set in stone if the right offers come over sale. I want to know, yeah, do you believe that Africa is the place of opportunities? Absolutely. Africa is where everything happens. And what makes it quite crystal clear to me was traveling on the plains. You'll be surprised to find, my friend, that there is more white people on the plain between Accra and Sierra Leone than there are black people. There were more white people on the queue when I landed in Lagos from here than black people on the plain. Despite how horrible Nigerian airport was, I'm sorry, Lagos Airport was a disaster for me. And if they can do something about it, it will be nice. How so too? It was a horrible place, horrible experience. It took me five minutes from the plane to where I was waiting for my COVID test when I landed back in Kotoka Airport, which was amazing. Meanwhile, it took me at least one hour, 40 minutes from checking in to get to where to sit down to wait for the plane in Muritsela Mohamed Airport. So Nigerian leaders, we've got to do something, man. Ghana has said they have set the tone. We have to step up. We cannot continue like this. I'm afraid. Sorry, I'm about to give myself up. No, you have to. It gave you to the extent that you even forgot to tell me the answer to my question. So the question, do you see? There you go. Do you think that opportunities in Africa, I mean, like investing in Africa, is worth it? I believe so. I believe the returns on your opportunities, they go a long, long way that they do go in Europe and elsewhere. What I certainly will get for £100 in Accra is a lot more than what I will get for £100 in London where I'm based. That's for sure. That's to give you an idea of what I'm talking about. And there are so many things here because many of the natural resources are just here. And I find that a lot more Africans are living it, whereas the other people who are not Africans are coming to take it and use it. And then we are coming to now buy things and went to Malcolm. He's an Indian guy who is that we have to queue to pay Lebanese, man. We have to queue to pay. Sorry if I sound controversial, but I think Africans for Africans, man, let's do something. Okay? We've got to do something. So which means that you definitely have a message for Africans? Yes. Africa is home. Come home and invest in Africa. And let Africa invest in you. There are things I can do here today that I can never do in England. Can you explain that? And I'll leave it at that. It's not all bad, by the way. Yeah, it's not all bad. You know, like me, I have a problem. My problem is like all the time we see people that are not from Africa investing in Africa. But something that we are not seeing is Africans from different African countries. I'm so happy to talk to you because you're born in Nigeria. You're investing in our craft. Don't you think that we need more inter-trading among Africans? Yes. Well, I hope this, what's it called? African Free Trade Zone. I think it's an indication of where we should be going. Whether we'll get there is another thing. We need to invest in Africa. We all should be Pan-Africanists and believe and bring Africa up. I think COVID has potentially changed the dynamics of things. If we know how to play this, it could actually work well in our favor. We need to come home. And whatever keeps us over there, that makes us have to go back. Fine, go back, but don't forget home. Because there are things happening here. What are the major problems that you face as an African investing in Africa? Major problems as an African investing in Africa. Number one is the shock of the change that perhaps because I've been away for such a long time. So adapting to the African scenario again is always, for me, a struggle. And I say that specifically with reference to going back to Nigeria. It's not the same in Accra, I'm afraid. Because it's a bit, things are a bit easier in Accra. Things are not as bad. And for me, the corruption is, I'm sorry, it's a bit of a sad thing. Because the corruption is terrible. It's been the major, major, the most difficult challenge. Things that should be straightforward, they make it difficult for no reason at all. So for me it's the corruption, if we can deal with the corruption, the rest should fall into place. It's corruption that's why we have doomsom. Certainly in certain countries where we don't have enough water supply or power supply, it's corruption that's made people so, in fact, desensitized to such an extent that they don't even expect much from the government. Certainly in Nigeria, I find people just getting, providing their own electricity, providing their own water, providing their own security, providing their own, you know, they get their communities because they can't rely on the police. They can't rely on the water board, they can't rely on, you know, the electricity board. Everybody just gets on with doing their own things. So they don't even care. And, sadly, they still go and vote for people who are going to do anything about it. So I don't understand that. I really don't. Do you think this is one of the major reasons why the diaspora, most of them don't want to return back? Yeah, a lot of people are scared, actually. I mean, traveling home with my family for this holiday, I've got to help people say, ah, digi, you're a bravo. You're going to Accra, you're going to Africa. A few friends say, actually, you're going to Accra. That's even better, at least you're not going to Nigeria. I mean, that's sad. That's sad. Nigeria is supposed to be one of the richest countries in Africa, but things are just all over the place. I'm sorry, that's how I see it. Which means that when it comes to you, I think you have a problem with leadership in Africa? I have a big problem with leadership in Africa. And, crucially, I have a bigger problem with followership in Africa. It's, you know, that Stalin analogy, that when he approached the political bureau, pulling off the chicken feathers, and the chicken was peeling blood, and the chicken was, you know, shivering. And yet, after I finished making the chicken naked, put the chicken on the floor, and started throwing corn, and the chicken started following it, it's like, that's exactly how African leaders have made African voters. They dehumanize you, and still make you dependent on them. And you're happy to be following these guys. I'm sorry, it's a tragedy. A real tragedy. So it's a problem with leadership, and it's a problem with followership. You can see beyond the next bread and butter. And say, nah, man, the guy I'm healing, is the guy who is eating my money, tiffing my money and putting me down. Then maybe things can change. What do you think will unite Africans someday? I think education, and the youths. The young ones. So we need you guys, the younger people to get up, man, and start communicating. And social media is going to work wonders. You guys, I can see networking going on. I can see a few things happening. I see hope. I'm very hopeful. I see the bottle or the glass has been half full, not half empty, because there's resilience in African youths. There's resilience that I see in people's faces that tells me, nah, there's got to be a way. I'm sort of hoping that I'll stay alive when these things happen. But I see African youths coming together and changing the dynamics. That's the way I see things. It will happen. If not now, it will happen soon. I see that happening. If you had a chance to change one thing in Africa, what would it be? Oh, change every leader that we've had. Go forgive me. That's how I feel. I feel the leaders have let us down, man. We have let the young ones down. If we can change the leadership that we've had in the past, apart from, obviously, a notable few, the Osage for himself and people like that. But I'm sorry, 90% of African leaders have not done a good job, I'm afraid. You're a lawyer. I'm a solicitor. I defend people. Would you love to, I mean, be a president of your country someday? Have you ever thought of it? Never, actually. I've never thought about it. I just want to be a president of my own house for now. I make a good job of that for now. And you never know where that will take you. I want to say thank you so much for talking to me and I really appreciate your time. You're very welcome with it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.