MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PREPARED TO ACHIEVE TINUBU’S 4 D’s
AUGUST 31, 2023.
By: Sadiq Aminu The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s four foreign policy agenda of Development, Democracy, Demography, and Diaspora, will be pursued vigorously by bringing modern solutions to address complex challenges for national development.
The Minster stated this when the Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa led the Management and Staff of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM on a solidary visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ambassador Tuggar noted that Nigeria should tap into its diaspora beyond Europe and America and also focus on Africa Diasporas to utilise its global exposure, skills and competences for national development.
While Commending NIDCOM for performing excellently within the short period of four years of its establishment, the minister of foreign Affairs stated that some of NIDCOM’s programmes especially the National Diaspora Day is worthy of emulation while noting that the world has tuned into Nigerian heritage and there is a yarning for Nigerian culture outside, hence the need to navigate Nigeria’s soft power to advantage.
The Minister maintains that NIDCOM can synergize with the Global Citizens Help Desk domiciled in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs incase of emergencies for diaspora Nigerians.
NIDCOM Chairman Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa told the Minister of Foreign Affairs that the commission has consistently hosted the National Diaspora Day attracting over 5,000 hybrid participants annually including an inaugural Diaspora Merit Award 2023.
The NIDCOM Boss prayed for robust collaboration with strategic ministries and agencies to upscale Diaspora remittances, which is currently 22 billion dollars anually, including the Diaspora Direct Investments, Diaspora Medical Missions and the establishment of Diaspora Continental Offices.