Leadership (Abuja)
26 December 2008
Hon. Abike Dabiri, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, has said that the Committee was working on citizens diplomacy by creating Diaspora desks in all Nigerian missons abroad.In a statement issued in Abuja by the Committee, Dabiri made the remark at a conference organised in London by the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC).
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The problem with nigeria foreign ministries abroad is not just diaspora sit!the idea of posting unqualified people as diplomats is so digusting!people are been posted cos of quata system!whne will all these stop!Beside, posting some officials of NIA who does not know there job or cannot even tell anything about there host country has been a waste of funds, cos what i see as nia a the biggest disgrace. and i have my reasons ask one nia memeber what information they have gathered in any of there host country and what u get is nothing! who is going to be on the diaspora seat? they will sure commersialise it , like TC has been commercialised in China!
The problem we have in Nigeria is the political class. Politicians have impoverished and /or looted Nigeria. Begining from the President to local government level.
We decide to continue to suffer in foreign land is because the political elites loot Nigeria treasury and refuse to develop Nigeria.
The former President Olusegun Obasonjo promised everything to make Nigeria have a stable electricity. As st the end of his tenure, he failed woefully. He joined the looting club.
Nigerians who live abroad return about 20 billion US dollars annually. But in contrast, our political class export not less that 30 billion US dollars annually out of Nigeria.
At least, no fewer than 100 politians come to USA every month to buy houses with stolen money from Nigeria.
The past revelations of how our leaders loot Nigeria Tresury are worth mention: Ex-Governor of Plateau State Dariye. Ex-Governor of Bayelsa State. Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia State, Ex-Delta State Governor; Ex-Edo State Governor IBORI, etc.
Fight against corruption has been murdered as the Nigeria political class has nailed Nuhu Ribadu to the cross. The man who exposed the looting gangsters in Nigeria is now dismissed by the Federal Government of Nigeria. This is shameful in the eyes of International Community.
There are no motorable roads, rail lines, drinking water, electricity, etc in a land that God endowed with crude oil resources. If Nigeria cannot develop now that we have abondant crude oil, what happens when the oil gets dried up.
Nigeria will have the highest level of misrule, now that a sick President is hosted to power by the former President, Obasanjo. If our president is sick, the Nigeria government is dead.
I weep for my Country, Nigeria.
The writer of this article, Mr. Ngozi Umeh lives in Baltimore, USA.
Hon Dabiri, I greet you and commend your efforts in trying to carry out your job. I never new our legislation has interest in the Nigerians abroad. Tell me, how can a person who doesn't understand the language of a country be appointed the ambassador of that country? In what way do you think a good relationship between host country and the ambassador could grip fast if they can't exchange ideas freelly without recalling to the interrpreter? We have many Nigerians abroad who are qualified for this job but are not given the opportunity to do so. If you really care for the welfare of the Dispora you should start by introducing laws that will favour a good understanding between the ambassadors, the host countries and Nigerians. We are trying our best with the conditions you people created by not enforcing laws that could forbid people from eating and lotting our money. In English they say that charity begins at home. Thanks & God bless you.