The Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on all participants at the European Union and International Organisation for Migration Joint Management Workshop, to make use of the knowledge imparted on them by joining the fight against irregular migration.
This appeal was made in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the Workshop focused on lessons learned from Migration Management Programmes held from 2020-2022, a statement by the NiDCOM Spokesperson, Gabriel Odu, announced.
Dabiri-Erewa encouraged all stakeholders to come together and compliment the efforts of the government in their own individual capacity, by giving their best regardless of the National Situation.
According to her, “Migration is a natural phenomenon that cannot be stopped. However, irregular migration must be tainted and we all have a role to play.
“Now that we are better informed, I appeal to us to take migration issues with utmost concern. The President Muhammadu Buhari Administration has repatriated over 10,000 Nigerians from Libya and other countries’.
“IOM has also done a lot in this regard, yet there are still many Nigerians out there crying for help. Let us all give our contributions to curbing irregular migration by using the knowledge learnt here and sensitizing our immediate society”, Dabiri-Erewa appealed.
European Union(EU) Representative Eleni Zerzelidou, commended the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM for being proactive in dealing with migration issues.
Zerzelidou urged the Commission to take part in the sector of Fintech and Integration, noting that the commission has the potential.
The workshop was an EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Integration.
