Gbenro Adesina
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,(NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has promised to continue to attract foreign direct investment into Nigeria by strongly engaging Nigerians in the Diaspora.
Dabiri-Erewa said this today in Abuja, when she received the Anambra state Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Hon. Christian Madubuk.
She maintained that Anambra State was blessed with a lot of tourism potentials that the Diaspora Community could tap into, adding that the Commission has a lot of activities that would be of interest to Anambra State. “For instance the Annual Badagry Festival: Door of Return, which provides a Spiritual, cultural, social, economic and political reconnection process”, she highlighted.
Urging the delegation to open up its doors for Diaspora investment into the State, she commended the Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano for being the first to appoint a Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs.
According to her, about 34 States out of 36 and Abuja have appointed Diaspora State Focal Point Officers as Frontliners, as they engage with Nigerians in Diaspora from their respective states.
Responding, Madubuk said the purpose of the visit was to strategise on how the Anambra State could work with the Commission to improve tourism in the state.
He said Anambra State has a lot of tourist attractions like the unique Waterfall, the Ogbunike Cave and lots more, which were very significant but needed to be developed to International standards.
Madubuk also disclosed that through NIDCOM, Anambra state is working with her citizens in the Diaspora to help in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
