NIDCOM BOSS PARTNERS ANAMBRA STATE TO WOO DIASPORA INVESTORS .

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in
Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has promised to
make good her desire to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the
Country by strongly engaging Nigerians in the Diaspora. The NIDCOM Boss
stated this when she received the Anambra state Commissioner for
Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism Hon. Christian Madubuko in Abuja.
Hon Dabiri-Erewa maintains that Anambra State is blessed with a lot of
tourism potentials that the Diaspora Community can tap into. The NIDCOM
Boss said the Commission has a lot of activities that will 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 urged the delegation to open up
its doors for Diaspora investment into the State.
The Chairman/CEO NIDCOM, commended the State Governor for being the
first to appoint a Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs.The NIDCOM Boss
also informed the delegatetion that 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.

In the same vein, the Anambra State Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs,
Culture and tourism Dr. Christian Madubuko said the purpose of the
visit is to strategize on how they can work together and improve Tourism
in Anambra State. He said Anambra State has a lot of tourist attractions
like the unique Waterfall, the Ogbunike Cave and lots more which are
very significant but needs to be developed to International standards.
The Diaspora Affairs Commissioner believes that collaborating with
NIDCOM is a sure way to maximizing investment portfolio for the State
and Nigeria. Dr Madubuko 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.

Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa and Dr. Christian Madubuko also agreed to work on
the issue of data massaging (mapping) for accurate and reliable figures
of Nigerians in the Diaspora. The NIDCOM Boss urged the Diaspora
Affairs Commissioner to always
interface with Nigerians abroad to be good Ambassadors of their
Country, Nigeria.

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