Soludo COS Says Anambra Ready For Investments

Diaspora Nigerians have been called upon to come back to help develop and invest in the Country, especially in this critical time.

The Chief of Staff to Governor Soludo, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi was speaking at the National Diaspora Day, a Hybrid event held in Abuja and online.

The event which was organized by the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM had the theme, “Diaspora Engagement in globally challenging time”.

In attendance were Nigeria Diasporans and foreigners.

Mr. Ezeajughi was part of a panel called “Celebrity Interview with Diaspora Role Models” co-participating with Prof. Hauwa Ibrahim from Havard University, Aliyu Al-Makura, Vice President of Bank of America and Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, a sportsman from Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Anambra state.

According to the Chief of Staff who emphasized that developing human capital today is at the fulcrum of what the future holds, Anambra state is open for Diasporans to come in and invest.

Mr. Ezeajughi, the former Mayor of Brent who spoke a little about his background, traced it back to his days in student union activism while in Nigeria, to his movement into United Kingdom politics.

While responding to the question of whether diaspora-voting is possible in Nigeria, Mr. Ezeajughi said that if millions of Nigerians in the diaspora contribute as much as twenty billion dollars annually to the Country’s economy, diaspora-voting is easy to adopt in the Country and called on the legislators to make it happen now and quit mere talks.

He recalled that he eventually contested won an election in the UK because of the transparent and open way of his life, pointing out that he partnered alot of charity organizations and attracted a number of investments into the Country.

Earlier, Secretary to the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Mr. Seun Ibrahim said that government had partnered the diaspora in healthcare, agriculture, transportation, real estate, among others, celebrated Nigerians in the Diaspora, recalled the efforts by NidCOM which is yielding results, calling on the Nigerians living in the Diaspora to key into the present administration’s development agenda to help the future.

Other speakers at the event include, United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, Deputy Secretary General of United Nations, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank, ADB, Abidjan, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, among others.

 

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