Chairman Senate Committee on Diaspora, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Sen. Michael Nnachi has explained why the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission should be funded to discharge her duty efficiency.
Nnachi who led the Senate Committee on a courtesy visit to the Commission in Abuja on Friday, called for a reform of the Act governing the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission to making it a revenue generating agency.
The law makers remarked that studying NiDCOM’s activities, one area that is critically needed is funding to help it respond swiftly to the plethora complaints and crises brought to it by Nigerian nationals abroad.
To him, “budget allocated is insufficient for the nature and volume of work carried out by the Commission”, contained in statement released by the Commission Media Unit.
The Senate advised that the Commission should amend the Act which restricts certain activities and means of revenue generation for the Commission and create the optimum capacity for NiDCOM to carry out its duties efficiently and without further hinderances.
In her remarks, the NIDCOM Boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa commended the Senate Committee for their concern and support towards the Agency adding that NIDCOM is actively ready to work more inclusively with the Committee in all her activities and events especially the upcoming National Diaspora Investment Summit scheduled for 15th to 17th November, 2022.
Dabiri-Erewa, expressed her confidence that this time around, the requests of the Commission will be favourably answered at the end of the budget defence and will catapult NiDCOM’s engagements with her diaspora for national development.