One of the initiatives of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) is to celebrate the success story of Nigerians in diaspora and the 60th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, in doing that, NiDCOM has officially compiled a compendium of more than 600 Nigerians overseas with amazing and inspiring success stories.
This was made known in a press release signed by Gabriel Odu, the Head Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, NIDCOM., Abuja.
Titled “+600 Diaspora Icons @ 60” the compendium was officially presented to Amb. Zubairu Dada, the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada in his office in Abuja.
Amb Dada stated that the compendium will inspire worthy Nigerians.
He averred that NiDCOM is proud to have identified more than 600 success stories among Nigerians living in the diaspora.
While encouraging the diasporans to view this NiDCOM initiative as a starting point and continue to do their best to bring their expertise to the development of their country, Nigeria.
The Chairman/CEO NiDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa said that the publication is aimed at celebrating Nigerian Icons across the globe.
NiDCOM Chairman/CEO Abike Dabiri-Erewa stated that the publication aims to celebrate Nigerian icons around the world.
According to her, “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.
“Today we formally present to you a production of the Nigerians in the 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.
“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 work on 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 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 dreams,” she added.
She said that will continue to recognize Nigerians in the diaspora while pointing out that there are some negative reports about some Nigerians’ activities, and that very few people do not account for the majority.
She also praised the commission’s staff for their tireless efforts to make the first edition of the publication a reality.
