Omo, you sabi wetin dey happen for UK? E be like say dis billionaire wey dey handle Manchester United, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, don open him mouth scatter! Na yesterday, he dey yarn for Sky News talk say UK don dey colonised by immigrants. Na wa o! No be small thing.
For this interview wey happen for Europe, Ratcliffe call immigration issue big wahala wey dey affect UK economy. He talk say how e no fit balance, as e get plenty people wey dey collect benefits, while more immigrants dey enter UK like say dem dey carry basket dey pack rice!
According to am, UK population don jump from 58 million for 2020 to 70 million today. But I must tell una, na dem stats wey Office for National Statistics talk say wrong. Dem dey estimate say na 66.7 million for mid-2020 and 69.4 million for mid-2025. E be like say Sir Jim dey use calculator wey no dey work again!
No be only that, our Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, don vex for di matter. E wan make Ratcliffe apologise because him talk say dem colonising UK dey offend wetin we stand for as proud and diverse country. Na so e tell am say e need to pack him back to Monaco make e no dey carry bad vibes come UK.
And no forget wetin Lisa Nandy, di Culture Secretary talk: She say people wey dey come UK must dey contribute positively! Na wetin we go like see – how e go be say we go dey drag each other because of wetin dey happen?
Ratcliffe no stop for there o! Him dey give opinion on Prime Minister wahala say e be too nice and no dey fit do wetin dey needed. E even meet with Nigel Farage, di Reform UK leader, call am intelligent man. Me sef dey wonder if dem don drink ogogoro together wey make dem dey yan this kain matter!
The way Ratcliffe dey talk go dey cause problem for am for Manchester United matter too. Na team wey dey rely plenty on foreign players, abi wetin dem call it? International talent wey dey make dem dey shine for pitch.
But the criticism no dey end for him head alone o! Na die hard fans dey complain say if na him dey talk say immigrants dey colonise our country, wetin dem go talk about di players wey dey play for dem side? If not for immigrants, Man United only fit get three players wey dey Manchester!
So, na wetin we dey see be dis; money no dey grow on tree, and e be like say na di same challenges wey dey face UK economy dey affect all of us for different levels. Ratcliffe dey talk say he don dey make unpopular decisions for United for di better. But wetin about di bigger picture? Dis whole immigration talk don start even big arguments among di fans and politicians. Na true say e need courage, but make e no carry mouth dey paint everybody as enemy!
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