The Nigerian Government has been commended for its frontline strides in her engagement with her Diaspora for Nation building.
Tanzanian High Commissioner to Nigeria Ambassador Benson Alfred Bana stated this when he visited the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, in Abuja.
The Tanzanian envoy said nothing will dampen the good relationship both countries have enjoyed since 1972.
Dr. Bana said he admired the role the NIDCOM boss played all through the years, right from the days of her being a member of the House of Representatives to her current position.
Ambassador Bana stated further that he came to tap from the wealth of knowledge and experiences of the NIDCOM team and also to know how the Federal Government is able to engage her Diaspora to contribute meaningfully to their country, adding that all over the world Nigerians are excelling in all their endeavours.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for showing interest in Nigerians in the Diaspora.
National Diaspora policy
For her part, NIDCOM boss Abike Dabiri-Erewa was delighted to receive the Tanzanian envoy to her office.
She remarked that the Nigerian President is the number one Diaspora champion.
She stressed that any country the President visits, he meets with the Nigerian Diaspora and encourages them to be the best in whatever they do.
She commended President Muhammadu Buhari for ratifying and adopting the National Diaspora policy.
She therefore urged the Tanzanian government to create an agency that deals strictly with their Diaspora.
“It is not about the number, but what they are able to do” she noted.
According to her, despite the few activities of some Nigerians that tend to dent the image of the country abroad, the Commission will always celebrate Nigerians doing well in various countries.
The NIDCOM Boss told the visiting envoy that the Commission was engaging the younger generation of Nigerians in the Diaspora to bring their knowledge back home.
Emmanuel Ukoh
