Federal Government of Nigeria has slated July 25th of each year in recognition of the contribution of Nigerians in the Diaspora to national development and to celebrate the Diaspora who have achieved feats in various fields of endeavour.
The declaration is also aimed at reviewing areas requiring improvement, encourage interaction and dialogue on matters relating to Nigerian in the diaspora.
Also, the commemoration will be jointly celebrated by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in collaboration with other partners such as; Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO), the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA) and the Nigerians in Diaspora Alumni Network (NIDAN).
The commemoration for 2019 National Diaspora Day Celebrations has the Theme: 'The Power of the Nigerian Diaspora for National Development'.
It will be held on the 25th of July 2019 at the PTDF Conference Hall, Central Business District, Abuja'.
More so, some dignitaries were slated to deliver lectures at the conference, some of them include; Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, Amb. Mustapha Suleiman, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Prof. Manny Aniebonam Chairman AfriHUB Nig Ltd, Prof. Hakeem Tijani of NOUN, Hon. Kenneth Gbandi of NIDO, Prof. Grace Adeyeye DG NAFDAC, Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo Managing Director, Fidelity Bank Plc, among others.
According to Dr Bassi, The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, will declare the Diaspora Day open, which has sub-themes as “Integrating the Diaspora into the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP)’’ and “The Nigerian Diaspora: Returning to Serve’’.
It was also gathered from Dr Dauda that this year’s Diaspora Day will focus on five major areas such as Oil and Gas, Education, Health, Agriculture and Power.
