Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora and Foreign Relations, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has hinted that the Presidency is set to partner with the National Assembly on a new policy to carter for the needs and inclusiveness of Nigerians in diaspora.
She noted that the potentials of Nigerians in the diaspora could not be effectively harnessed without a diaspora policy and a commission to carter for Nigerians in the diaspora.
“We must have a diapora policy as soon as possible, Nigeria does not have diaspora policy, so the first thing we would be doing is crafting a diaspora policy.
“We will be working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the House and Senate Committees on Diaspora to craft this policy on diaspora matters.
“This policy would be like a thrust for every other thing that we are going to do and work on that will start very soon. We are going to get every Nigerian in the diaspora to contribute to the policy. “Without the policy we cannot do anything so that is very critical, and of course the Diaspora Commission Bill.
