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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon (Dr) Abike
Dabiri-Erewa, OON, has congratulated three Nigerians, Mr Kaycee Madu, Mr
Akolisa Ufodike and Mrs Funke Banjoko on their respective recent
appointments into Canada cabinet.
Mr Kaycee Madu has been appointed as Deputy Premier and Minister of
Skilled Trades and Professions, Mr Akolisa Ufodike appointed as Deputy
Minister at Alberta’s Ministry of Trade, Immigration and
Multiculturalism while Mrs Funke Banjoko became the first black woman to
be elected into the Regional Municipality of Wood Bufallo government, Mc
Murray, Alberta, Canada, respectively.
In the message of felicitations to the trio, Dabiri-Erewa described
their appointments as, ” heart warming and a thing of pride”. She added
that, “this is an eloquent testimony to the resilience, hard work and
dedication of Nigerians wherever they find themselves “.
The NIDCOM boss noted that Nigerians are breaking the glass ceiling
globally and especially in Canada which has been a stream of successes
and winnings.
Recalled that only recently, Ayo Owodunni was elected City Counsellor in
Kitchner, Ontario Canada and Khadija Mamudu-Haliru got elected as
Counsellor Ingersoll of Ontario County, Canada.
Dabiri-Erewa wished them the best in their respective national
assignments, urging them not to let the country down in the discharge of
their duties.
