A Nigerian International lawyer named Moe on Twitter has narrated on Twitter how her document was rejected because she was a Nigerian which her companion tagged as the ‘hushpuppi effect’.
She stated that she was confused about it and asked but was told that they have heard how corrupt the Nigerian populace is.
She wrote, “Tried to submit a document today to an office in the US, they rejected it. I called to ask why and they boldly said “you know because it is coming from Nigeria. We know how corrupt the entire country is.”
It was quite surreal to hear that. Usually, people whisper it or have it as a bias. But I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone say it to myself – or well in this case to my hears.
My companion summarized it as “the Hushpuppi effect”. Now I have to go the extra mile to swear an affidavit that the document is legit.
An entire mess.
I feel like I should add this. The person I spoke to told me they had a close friend from Nigeria who constantly told them how corrupt the country is.
Don’t know what this means, but thought to say it.”
