Nigerians in the Diaspora have been described as a veritable force for foreign direct investment and finances.This and many more were tabled during a courtesy call by some delegates of Link Africa Diaspora Initiative to the Office of the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The delegation, led by its Chairman, Ambassador Adamu Aliyu, with executive members Hon. Ambrose Feese, Dr. Waheed Olagunju and Mr. Ugbadigbo Okonkwo, who are Directors of the Initiative, in attendance.Aliyu said with proper coordination of remittances and abundant human resources of Nigerians in the Diaspora, Nigeria would be on the path to greatness.He said LINK aspires to be a leading platform for connecting the African diaspora with their countries of origin and residence by enabling and empowering the African diaspora to transform their transnational contributions to development. He commended the NIDCOM boss for her brilliant strides in championing the cause of Nigerians in the Diaspora.Aliyu expressed the readiness of the Initiative to collaborate with NIDCOM in areas of data collection, increased remittances and other diaspora policy issues.
To fast track the proposed collaboration, a letter of partnership from LADI was presented to Dabiri-Erewa. Receiving the delegation, Dabiri-Erewa, expressed her appreciation to be selected by LADI for collaboration. She agreed that trust, transparency, integrity, professionalism, and empathy, which are the core values of LADI, should be inculcated by every organisation and citizen of Nigeria.She praised the members for launching the Initiative and stated that the group is a timely intervention and would be very useful in implementing the objectives of the Commission.
“I will like to commend you for LADI; it is very timely. It is very useful to us as a commission; because being a commission, we are open and willing to ideas, and partners to work with. Link Africa Diaspora Initiative is a major partner we would like to work with,” she said.The NIDCOM boss, who listed the efforts of the Commission since its creation, said it looks forward to working with the body, adding that the functions of LADI will add value to the NIDCOM’s mandate.She hopedthe new relations that will be forged with LADI will be a strong partnership. Dabiri-Erewa stated that the commission is embarking on series of projects which include communication strategy for effective feedback from the Diasporans as well as collaboration with other international agencies, such as the European Union and the International Organisation for Migration, to propose a diaspora mapping for credible data.She was optimistic that the 9th National Assembly will make Diaspora voting a reality, while also stressing President Muhammadu Buhari’s determination to tackle insecurity, corruption, build infrastructure and a sustainable economy She told the delegates that the second edition of Nigerians Diaspora Investment summit would hold on November 6 and 7 in Abuja with several investors already indicating interest to participate. The Link Africa Diaspora initiative is a group that focuses on empowering the African Diaspora through its collaboration with key African government officials, business developers, finance agencies, entrepreneurs, as well as, organisations and individuals enthusiastic in Africa’s development.Its corporate strategies are built on three pillars: Diaspora Improvement, Diaspora Empowerment and Resource Mobilisation.
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