Tinubu to Embrace Diaspora Participation in Govt, Pledge Total Support for NiDCOM
By Shola Akingboye, 25 July 2023
It was indeed a ‘renewed hope’ for Nigerian citizens living abroad as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the ongoing Diaspora Day Celebration in Abuja, rekindled expectations of Nigerians in the diaspora with a promise to run an all-inclusive government that will accommodate their agelong yearnings and also promised to further empower the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).
In his address, the president who spoke through his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the opening of the 17th National Diaspora Day, said his administration will be a Diaspora-friendly government through flexible and easy policies. He added that his administration will give special priority to Diaspora engagement in line with his Renewed Hope agenda.
Tinubu said the theme of the National Diaspora Day ” Consolidating Diaspora Engagement for National Development ” is apt. He said Nigeria is under a new political dispensation, geared towards making Nigeria better.
He recalled that Nigerians living abroad in previous years have aided in many ways the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country and are passionate about the affairs of the nation.
While calling on the citizens abroad to join his administration in rebuilding the nation to greater heights, he commended the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) for all its commitment towards an enhanced Diaspora engagement. He, therefore promised to adequately support and empower the Commission for optimum performance.
Diaspora Day is a day set aside by the Nigerian government in recognition of the unparalleled input of many Nigerians living abroad to the homeland’s economy, and President Tinubu minced no words in his appraisal of the positive impact of the diasporans on the national development,4s hosted by NIDCOM, under the leadership of Hon Dr. Abike Dabiri Erewa, OON.
