 The House of Representatives today rejected a motion moved by Honourable Philippe Aguase on the need to declare migration of young Nigerians abroad a national emergency. The motion was hotly debated on the floor of the House at plenary but was rejected by majority voice votes by members when put to vote by the Speaker Honourable Tajdin Abbas. His debate Honourable Philippe Aguase in his defense of his motion noted that recent reports by African polling institutes indicate that 69% of young people would ordinarily choose the option to relocate abroad if given the opportunity. It says there is a 40% increase in the number of young Nigerians living in the nation compared to the number of captured previously in 2019. Lecturers, head care practitioners, doctors, nurses, trained manpower, all of whom were trained in Nigeria with Nigerian taxes and are emigrating at a time when their services are needed to build a strong and vibrant economy for this country. This thought that if this scenario continues with our able minds, brains, and skilled personnel living, Nigeria may fall into grave crisis in our critical sectors from education to health care thereby making a bad situation worse. Young desires that in line with the renewed hope theme of the President Bola-Tinibu administration, the triggers that predispose young Nigerians to find a choice to leave the country attractive such as uncertainty of the duration of stay in high institutions, poor living wages, great unemployment, poor living conditions, insensitive leadership, insecurity, postgraduate realities, and among others, which make young people frustrated demands a declaration of state of emergency in order to address this syndrome. But emotion was quickly criticized by some lawmakers through a point of order and quotes in Chapter 4 of the Constitution on Fundamental Rights, Section 35, pointed out the personal liberty of an individual with the required qualifications to move around anywhere in the world for whatever reason whatsoever. This motion, as it is, it looks nationalistic, but it contravenes the provisions of the Constitution. It's the liberty of a Nigerian if he is qualified and he is normal and he has all the grant rights of movement anywhere he wants. It's the right of a Nigerian if he has the correct qualification to go for anywhere to source a living. The Constitution of Nigeria allows even dual citizenship, too close of moving somewhere to earn a living. If we allow this motion on this floor, it contravenes the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I so move, Mr. Speaker. We have identified, international communities have identified, these are the reasons why Nigerians are compelled to go outside the country. And what he is praying now is, let there be national summit so that all these factors will be given priorities so that at the end of the day, Nigerians will be... Thank you, Honorable colleague. I think you have said enough. Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. We'll put the question... Those who are in support of this motion should say aye against you say nay. Nay. The nay is at it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.