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Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in commemoration of Nigeria’s 60th independence has officially presented a Compendium of more than 600 Nigerians abroad who have hoisted Nigeria’s flag in resplendent colours following their inspiring success stories in their respective endeavours across the shores of the country.
This was contained in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu of NiDCOM’s Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit in Abuja on Friday, September 17, 2021.
The compendium, titled ,“+600 Diaspora Icons @ 60,” was officially presented to the Hon Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada in his office in Abuja.
The Minister remarked that the compendium will serve as ample motivation for Nigerians to look beyond the popular platitudes of fraudulent and illicit practices and knuckle down, make a difference, and parlay that success towards national development.
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, reacting to the idea said that the publication is aimed at celebrating Nigerian icons across the globe.
“This is our contribution to Nigeria at 60 and we are telling the whole world that we are the best in the world. What we need to do is to get our values, leadership and attitude right”. She added that, “today we formally present to you a production of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, celebrating Nigerians in the Diaspora. We wanted to celebrate 600 Diasporans but we realized that we can’t stop at 600 so we came up with the +600 at 60 Diaspora Icons,” she said.
“First I want to apologize to my brothers and sisters in the diaspora, many names are still not here. This is the first edition, this initiative is a continuous process. There are so many successful stories that we could not accommodate here. We wouldn’t have known about a number of those profiled in this compendium if NiDCOM hadn’t decided to workon this publication to mark our Nation’s 60th anniversary
“This is a book that everybody should be proud of as a Nigerians. When you read through it, you will see how amazing Nigerians are doing all over the world. The challenge is that, if we are succeeding all over the world, how can we work with our home country to build a Nigeria of our dream.”
Abike Dabiri noted that the Commission will continue to celebrate Nigerians in the Diaspora, with plans of launching the Nigerian Diaspora Merit Award already in the offing.
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She further encouraged Nigerians not to be dissuaded by negative narratives of Diaspora Nigerians being booked for various criminal offences abroad, but to draw inspiration from the myriad who have distinguished themselves via their God-given abilities and tradecraft.
NiDCOM Boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
She commended the staff of the Commission for their tireless efforts in making the first edition of the publication a reality.
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