The Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa,has congratulated Abia State for being the first state in Nigeria to have its own Diaspora Commission.
In a statement in Abuja by the Head of Media and Public Relations of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun and made available to 9News Nigeria, the NIDCOM boss said Abians have made history with the passage of the bill by the Abia state House of Assembly. Dabiri-Erewa expressed her appreciation to the Abia parliamentarians as well as the Diaspora-friendly Governor of the state, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.
Dabiri-Erewa appreciated the Special Adviser to the Governor on Diaspora Matters and Special Duties, Dr (Mrs) Ngozi Ogbonna-Erondu, for her diligence and consistency in ensuring the passage of the bill and advised other states in the country to emulate Abia State as the commission will provide a veritable platform to tap into the enormous human resources of Abians in the Diaspora, who, working with Abians at home, would contribute to the rapid development of the state.
The bill, H.A.B. 21 tagged: “The Abians in Diaspora Commission Bill, 2020, was sponsored by Hon. Onyekwere Mike Ukoha representing Arochukwu State Constituency.
