Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has thrown his weight behind Diaspora voting in Nigeria, just as he makes case for the National Assembly to amend the relevant laws to make it possible for Nigerians in the Diaspora to Vote.
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit disclosed this in a press statement, Wednesday in Abuja.
The statement signed by Gabriel Odu said the former president spoke when he received the Chairman/CEO, NIDCOM, Hon. Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and some staff of the commission, in Abuokuta, the Ogun state.
“The Chairman/CEO NIDCOM, Hon. Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, thanked President Obasanjo for his initiative to get Nigerians to co-ordinate their activities under a Non Governmental Organisation, (NGO), Nigerians in Diaspora Organisations, (NIDO) over 20 years ago.
“Dabiri-Erewa also intimated President Obasanjo of some of the achievements of NIDCOM since its establishment, through the harnessing of the potentials of Nigerians in Diaspora for growth and national development.
“This engagement process has led to investment by Nigerians in Diaspora in critical sectors of the economy such as health, agriculture, hospitality and tourism, housing, among others.
“The NIDCOM Boss added that the Commission has also launched a Diaspora Data Mapping Portal for demographic and strategic development,” the statement read in part.
