Nigeria has been elected to chair the Euro-African Dialogue on Migration and Development, also known as the Rabat Process, for the period 2025 to 2026 in Rabat, Morocco.
Alhaji Aliyu Tijani Ahmed, Federal Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), stated this Thursday.
Ahmed told journalists in Abuja that Nigeria was unanimously elected to chair the body because of her robust engagement internationally in the migration space.
“I am happy to inform you that because of our engagement internationally in the migration space, Nigeria is going to be the next chair of the Rabat Process from 2025 to 2026.
“In our last meeting in Rabat, Nigeria was unanimously elected to chair the Rabat Process. You know, in the process, what is being discussed is mainly migration and development,” he stated.
The Euro-African Dialogue on Migration and Development (Rabat Process) is an intergovernmental migration dialogue bringing together Central African, West African, North African, and European countries and organisations.
The NCFRMI chief executive disclosed that his agency is under matching orders from President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for the agency to meet the demands of internally displaced persons forced into taking refuge in camps across the country.
He said his agency will, in a matter of days, roll out its action plan geared towards bringing succor to IDPs, especially amidst prevailing hunger and economic challenges in the country.
