The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on the leadership of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) to step up awareness and sensitisation strategies to halt the menace of irregular and unnecessary journeys across the desert and the Mediterranean by women.
A press statement by the Media and Public Relations unit of NiDCOM, Sunday in Abuja, said Dabiri-Erewa made the call in Abuja when she received a 12-member NAWOJ national executive led by the National President, Ladi Bala, in Abuja.
The statement signed by Gabriel Odu said the commission’s boss expressed excitement at plans by NAWOJ to collaborate with (NIDCOM), even as she suggested a robust partnership with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
She stressed that women who get lured with Greek hopes, end up being mistreated, exploited and traumatised, hence the need for creation of awareness, entrepreneurial skills and better environment for small businesses.
Earlier, NAWOJ National President, Ladi Bala, commended the NIDCOM Chairman/CEO, on her accomplishments in fighting for justice and equity for Nigerians, irrespective of gender, religion and ethnicity, at home and in the Diaspora.
She stated that their mission was to collaborate with the Commission to help speak for women who are in troubled waters in the Diaspora especially those stranded and exploited and have lost hope and dignity as women.
She stressed that a lot of women travel out of the country to seek greener pastures but end up as domestic slaves and prostitutes, a situation This, NAWOJ Promises to change the narratives.
